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I thought I would post a few pictures of Ben... this is like our family journal and he is in the family! Below is some of the group eating chow. We have no clue what they ate, but it didn't look very good. At least they have their coke's! Can you find Benny Boy?!

Here's a group shot of the EOD team and their MRAD... My guy is the one trying to look tough on the top! Notice his wedding ring in the pictures!

(He's not supposed to wear it, so I love seeing it on him!!)

This is Ben's only time you will ever see him sporting a mustache... I hate the thing! Ben does too, but they all grew them out in honor of one of the teams that just came back to the states. This picture was taken while they were helping in an air assault. Ben volunteered to go... That will be his one and only time volunteering! (He wants to come home to a happy wife!)

Ben is doing well.. the snow is finally starting to come down so he's saying it will slow down which makes him and I very happy. Thank you for all your prayers and support!

Now on to the happening on the home front...

Tonight I took the kids to the Festival of Trees... we were able to walk out with nothing touched or broken! The kids loved all of the trees and seeing everything. Emery asked "when the people who died come alive again, are they going to be able to come and get their stuff made for them and keep these trees?" Good question... food for thought. I really had no clue how to answer that one.

So happy! We were missing Dad there with us... but luckily Grandma Cindy is a good sport and tagged along with us! She was amazed at how well the kids did... Please they're mine, should you expect any less?!

We had a great Thanksgiving, I really didn't like how the pictures turned out. I have everyone except for my own kids... That's what happens when your sister and brother get a hold of your camera and only take pictures of themselves. (I won't name any names, you know who you are!)
The day after Thanksgiving we went bowling with all my siblings and the grandparents. It was fun having Scot and Elizabeth around, all the kids had a really good time. Here's some pictures...

The only ones I can't see is Shelley and Hunter, surprise surprise that boy is never around!

Grandpa helping Aidan out!

My cute kids! So much energy!

Emery and Mason chillin' with the siblings that think they make everything around them look good!

And last but not least... my beautiful Christmas tree! I have always wanted to have a snowman tree and I thought this year would be the year, I have everything I need to do it. But as I got thinking more and more about the theme of the tree I decided that we should have an Air Force/ American tree. You can't see all the little Airplanes and different decorations but the tree turned out Great! I bawled as I put it all together late one night. And yes I am one of those mean moms that didn't let her kids help with everything. BUT that's only because it was midnight when I did it and I was making the ornaments as I went along. Anyhow... I love it! I think it's one of my favorite trees I have ever seen, and no I'm not just saying that because I did it!