birthdays

Probably one of the hardest parts (I guess there really are many) about deployments is missing out on holidays... we have been so lucky that Kris has been home for most of the important ones. But really, holidays are just another day. Another year you are alive, another moment you say "I love you" as your count down the days of your lives together. It's really quite an odd concept if you really think of it that way. Now we are on the final countdown for deployment to be over. And then, we will count down for Christmas or something else. We are constantly chasing our lives away. Much like that of balloons. I looked up WHY people bring balloons and why they are a must-have at birthdays, "It's a Boy!" or "Party!!" But I cannot get a real reason. The first balloons were made out of animal intestines... gross. and also I found out that they first used hydrogen but it is flammable.. Can you imagine a party with flammable gas everywhere. That could add in some entertainment! So, since Kris was gone for his birthday, I wanted to post these photos I took a while back of Clara for his birthday party. We threw him a party, it's a shame he couldn't come! We really did have a fun time. Happy Birthday, Daddy! Next year we will probably see each other every holiday... that will be the first time in the existence of us being a couple for that to happen.