My ride in an F-16!

It was incredible! This week is Spouses Appreciation Week on base...and so they had a lottery for one spouse to go up in the F-16 and I was picked!!! I can't believe that this is Matt's job -- craziness! (More pictures to come once I get them...)

Getting fitted for my helmet!

Posing for the camera one last time before take-off!

Back on solid ground again...what a thrill!

*P.S. -- for those of you that are familiar with Air Force Regs...the 10% rule applies :-)

Such a big boy...

I'm LOVING feeding myself...the pictures don't prove it, but I'm actually pretty good at it :-)

Visiting Great-Grandpa Johnny...

4 generations...too cool!

Having fun in California...

We have quite a few more pics from our trip back to the states -- just need to get them on a disk from the fam... We had such a great time visiting everyone -- we're definitely looking forward to our next visit :-)

Hmmm...sand is SOOOOO yummy!

Playing tether ball!

Matt's Homecoming...June 1, 2008!

The wait is finally over...Matt is back!!! YIPPEE!

Watching Matt taxi the jet to the hangar...

Waving to Daddy as he shuts down the plane...it felt like FOREVER!

The canopy opens...he can finally get out of the jet :-)

Trying to get JP to walk to Daddy...although he wasn't too sure what was going on!

Finally...we're together again. JP looking on is too cute!

JP showing off his walking skills to Daddy...

Sizing JP up...Matt couldn't believe how much JP had grown!

We were in shock that they actually came back on the target date...but we're not complaining!

The happy family...

Matt's first beer in 4 1/2 months -- yep, he was a little excited!

Sardinia -- May 2008

Here are pics from the trip JP and I took to Sardinia right before Matt got home. Sorry it took so long to post -- we had a GREAT trip! JP loved playing in the sand (and eating crackers that he had purposefully dropped in the sand...a little dirt don't hurt, right???)

Thanks to my friend Carma for getting all these great pics...she's a pro at it!