Here are some more pictures of Chad and his buddies in Iraq... I'll update more when I get more info!

Our Soldier Is Finally Home!

Steve made it back to Texas safe and sound... They got back on Thursday afternoon. I haven't heard much from Steve so I'm not sure what he is up to. I know they were traveling for 4 days so I'm sure he's catching up on sleep! Steve will be coming to Arizona soon to spend a month at home and then he is back to Texas for a couple of months. His time in the Army is almost up and everyone is excited to have him home for good!

The LAST holiday without Steve!

The Holgate family did Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday... It was a lot of fun to spend time up north with everyone. Everyone was sad that they had to spend another holiday without Steve. Logan misses his daddy so much and can't wait for him to be home for good... This should be the last holiday that Steve has to miss! He will be out of Iraq in a matter of days and back to the States for good!

Logan sat down in front of a shelf that had pictures of him and Steve displayed on it and he just stared at the pictures. It amazes me that he recognizes his daddy in every picture and points him out and gives him a kiss.

Only a few more weeks until Logan can kiss daddy for real!

Chad & Steve Meet Up!

How is it to have a brother and brother-in-law in Iraq at the same time? Eery, stressful, ironic and crazy! Chad and Steve met up with each other to hang out a couple of days ago. All-in-all, it seems like they had a good time! To be quite honest, I cried when I saw the pictures of them together over there. I can't help but stress (it's my nature) about having both of them in harm's way at the same time. I know Steve is leaving very soon and the excitement is rising. Chad however, still has quite a while before this ride is over.

I may not know Steve very well, but I can't help but feel like I somewhat know him. I look at Logan and see a younger replica of Steve. He is a spitting image of his dad. Logan knows who his daddy is too. When he sees pictures of him, he just smiles and says, "dad". I hope that Steve knows that my family truly cares about his safety and wants for him to return home to his son.

Please keep these two in mind, especially when you're having a hard day. Remember that life is great and with out men like these, we wouldn't have all the things we take for granted.

Early Christmas Present

Steve will be home in time for Christmas! Yes you heard right, Steve will be finished with Iraq soon. Logan is so excited! Although he will have to return to Texas for a short time thereafter, he will be home to Az quite soon.

You can tell he's excited too! Apparently he has already tried contacting Chad to see if he'd like to take his tv, power converter and xbox (playstation, nintendo, whatever!) off his hands.

Tonight, while Bradon, Jace and I were at Wal-Mart, we ran into a soldier dressed in uniform. Bradon said, "He's like my Uncle Chad and Uncle Steve". It's hilarious how he associates camo with his uncles. It suddenly made me sad though. I am still having a hard time with the thought of loved ones in the middle of chaos. I know they are smart and will return home safely.