The arrival of Hailey Hope has been such a special time for our family. Our boys are very, very close and they celebrate special events . . . together.
When our second son, Brandon, left for the Army right after turning 18 . . . his brothers and sisters saw him off. When he ended Drill School and then graduated in Fort Benning we were all there to cheer him on. His brothers arranged everything to be there.
The same thing when he came home on leave and when he left for Italy. When he got married, they were there and when he was in Afghanistan . . . they kept contact through emails, letters, and occasional phone calls.
While he was in Basic Training, our oldest son and his wife welcomed our first grandchild into the world. It was very hard for Brandon to not be here and he would find out within 2 years that he would miss her younger brother as well.
Matthew, our third son (sorry if this is confusing) --- knew how much Brandon wanted to be the first uncle to hold Emily so he chose to not hold her until his brother got here on leave.
This time ... everything was different and better!
This time. . . Brandon is home from his time in the service and living 40 minutes away and Matthew planned in advance to come with his gf, Ryann the weekend the baby was due.
Needless to say, there are lots of pictures of the boys and their families welcoming our newest grandlittle here and the memories have been priceless.
T
Daddy @ Nandy's holding Hailey Hope
Aunt Lynda (Nandy's Sister) holding H.H.
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