The Airman Visits

So Bean3 joined the Air Force right out of high school and I am so proud of him :) Yes, many people wonder how a Woman Marine's son would be allowed to join the Air Force - well, 1) They make their own decisions and I support them when the do; 2) I am a Marine, my father Army, and his dad Navy - he said he didn't want to feel like he was choosing one of us over the other. My late cousin was Air Force so I feel it is a fine decision :)

So anyway, he is stationed so far from home! I saw him at his Basic Training graduation and I visited him the year after that. This is the first time he was home though to see all the little beans :) and he got to stay for three weeks!

Me and My Boy

So what did we do? We visited the grandparents, had 3 birthday parties, he picked up siblings from school, and we went to UGA for the LSU game which included the SportsCenter broadcast from UGA, the DawgWalk, and Tailgating with Rock-L! Since he had to leave a day early, his little brother Bean7 got to enjoy the Mizzou tickets :)

Wizard of Oz Surprise Half Birthday Party

Last spring as I was planning Bean8's birthday party I find out that Bean3 is finally authorized for leave that fall. So we quietly let the idea of a party with friends die a peaceful death in order to plan a surprise party while Bean3 was here. Worked like a charm :)

I wrote a note to go in all of the invitations that explained why we were having a surprise half-birthday party and all the parents loved it :)

Invitation

Bean3 took Bean8 for a ride in his Jeep so the guests could arrive...

Awaiting Bean8's Arrival

SURPRISE!

I painted all the girls' nails...

Somewhere over the Rainbow is food....

A Rainbow Jello Birthday Cake

Melted Witch Punch

Rainbow Ice Cubes

Rainbow Marshmallows

Ruby Red Cake Pops

Lollipops from the Lollipop Guild

Rainbow Fruit and Star Wands :-/

Bean8 Painting with Colored Ice

Friend Painting Rocks

Friends Painting



UGA v LSU

What a day with Bean3 :) We went to UGA to spend the day. There was a broadcast of College Game Day from UGA that Christian wanted to watch, then of course there is the famous DawgWalk, and Tailgating! Between the broadcast and the Dawg Walk we did a little shopping and got something to eat. Then we stood in our little spot for over an hour waiting on it to start. It was worth it for Bean3 to see all the players from the front row ... especially after we saw the crowd that formed around us. It was a little sad to watch some people be rude and push their way to the front in front of families that had been waiting for an hour or more.