The Bergers in Hawaii

My parents came for a quick visit at the end of September.  We enjoyed having them and packed their trip with lots of fun.  The girls love having company in the house, especially Grandma and Papa.

Mom and Dad came for a quick visit at the end of September.  We had so much fun having a night on the town.

 

Getting a little silly after happy-hour

Beautiful sunset in Waikiki

Post Card Picture - With Diamond Head

My Dad had never been to a Luau, so we went of course.  Savannah enjoyed the Hula Lesson

She is not afraid to get up and dance in front of a crowd

Shower of flowers

Love this Family Picture at Sunset

This one too!

The guys enjoyed some golf while the girls went shopping. 

Chinaman's Hat Park

On our way to the North Shore, had to stop and eat some shrimp

We spent a night at Turtle Bay on the North Shore.  This is the view from our room.

We love waterslides at Hotels.  Savannah can go down all by herself.

Our little water baby

Enjoying a Sunset on the North Shore

Before Mom and Dad left, we visited the Pearl Harbor Memorial.

Afghanistan Homecoming 2011

Dave came safely home from another deployment. This was his 4th deployment since we've been here in Hawaii. His 2nd deployment to Afghanistan. Reese was only 12 weeks old when he left on Savannah's 3rd Birthday in February. Here are a few pictures of the Homecoming celebration.

Dave's girls waiting for him to get off the bus.

I love trying to match us all in coordinating colors.

Savannah clung to her daddy doll throughout the entire deployment. Dave gave her a special patch to put in the pocket of the doll. She kept it safe and sound the whole 6 1/2 months!

Here comes his bus! He landed at Honolulu International Airport and was bused over to the hanger on base.

So excited to see the bus pull up!

Looking for her daddy.

I'm trying to hold it together. Homecomings are very emotional. The technology and communication is so great now. We were fortunate to skype, talk on the phone and email. But, it's still not the same as seeing him face to face after being apart for half of a year.

Sniff!

There he is! Looking so good!

First kiss!

Family hug.

Dave brought gifts home for us.

He got Savannah a stacking doll from Kyrgyzstan.

...and chocolates from his short stop in Germany.

Back together again. Ahhhh.....what a relief to finally not worry.

Holding little Reese for the first time since she was 12 weeks old.

Getting to know her daddy took some convincing from Mommy.

Peeking though.

Smiles for her daddy.

Family of 4

It's been 2 weeks since Dave came home. We are adjusting just fine. The girls adore Daddy being home. Savannah adjusted right away to daddy. It took Reese about a week to let him hold her. Deployments are hard, but somehow we make it through. Thanks to a supportive family and good friends, we make the best out of tough circumstances. It's so good to have him home. Now we can enjoy our time with each other!