A visit from the Baezans!

My good friend, Iris, whom we met while we were briefly stationed in Missouri for Leevi's Captain's Career Course, was in town visiting her family for Christmas. She laughs because I introduced her as my friend from Missouri when she is really German and from Germany. Her parents live only about 20 minutes from us so we were so glad that we got to get together on three different occasions over her time here. I was pregnant with Hailey when we waitressed together at the Audie Murphy Club and our husbands were in the same Career Class together (that is also where we met the Stampfers). Long ago before either of us had children we would get our first babies together for doggie playdates. Our spoiled pups would go on long walks together and have playdates every Sunday at the dog park...I'm sure they miss those days of being the only child! :) I looked for a picture of Leila and Charlie together but couldn't find one. The last time Iris and Vic saw Hailey, she was less than two weeks old and now almost 5 years later we have two kids and Iris is pregnant with her second! We had hoped that our military paths would cross again and it's most likely that they will be heading to Germany also within the next few years!



Vic, Hailey, Manuel, Kailee, Iris (Leevi couldn't make the long walk on his crutches! Only two more weeks for him to hobble around!) Walking in a winter wonderland!

They did more playing at the park then sledding but it was still fun!