Livin' the Army Life: Birthday party and hanging with friends

So today we had Andrew's birthday party and I must say it turned out much better than I thought it would. First off it's been calling for rain today all week and I was worried about what I was going to do. Some of the games I had planned could only be done outside (including a pinata) so I've been frantic all week trying to find a way to move it all indoors. Second, when we picked up the cake last night the idiot woman at the bakery decorated it the wrong way. Fortunately we were still able to make it work and it turned out very cute. When we woke up this morning it was pouring down rain so of course I went to work on getting things ready to have the party inside. Then I went to the store to have the balloons blown up and of course they were out of helium. Thankfully I got to one of the local florists right before she closed and she did it for me. Finally around 12 the rain stopped and the sun came out. This is when things started to turn around. By 3:30 when the party started the yard had dried out and was ready for kids to play. Everyone seemed to really have a good time. We were lucky enough to have some friends come to the party that we haven't seen in a while. It was great sitting around catching up with them while the kids played. What originally looked like it was going to be a bad day turned out into a great day for everyone.

On another note we got some new news this week about Adam's deployment. Apparently Adam's unit has been completely removed from the current deployment roster. This means that as of right now he shouldn't deploy for at least another year. Now as always this is subject to change at any time however it's still very good news. Maybe now Adam will be here for 2 Christmas' in a row and even two of Andrew's birthday's. Below are a few pictures from today. Hope you enjoy!!