This is a picture of Daniel after he returned home from Iraq! It was the first time that we had seen one another since before I had gotten married or had a baby! It was a sweet reunion. The poster says, "Baby Jillian Loves her Uncle Daniel". I also made him signs that said "Welcome Home" and "Thank you for serving our country" (with an American flag)!
Daniel's number one choice for his pick of bases was 8th and I (in D.C.) because he wanted to be able to spend some time with Brad, Jillian, and me. We got to spend a LOT of time together when he first arrived, because he actually lived with us for a couple of weeks. We had a great time together... we went to museums downtown, shopping at the commisary (LOL, he would beg to differ about that being fun), and played lots with Jillian.
One of my favorite memories of our time in D.C. was Daniel getting the opportunity to meet some of the people who had been praying for him while he was in Iraq. My friend Kristen Schumacher organized an enormous care package for him and even made him a scrapbook of people's letter/pictures from my Community Bible Study Mom's Group!
Daniel was really able to open up and share about some of his experiences he had in Iraq. He felt very blessed that our friends, who didn't even know him before, had faithfully prayed for him while he was gone.
Uncle Daniel has the claim to fame that when Jillian crawled for the first time she was crawling to HIM! :)
Our sweet friends the Rosborough's with Daniel at the parental dedication for Jillian at our church! I love this picture, because when Simran (who was only 3 years old at the time) saw Daniel for the first time, she called him a "Prince!"
Daniel bought me a dozen roses for my first Mother's Day! He delivered them to me at church, so I got to walk all around church with roses in my arms! :)
When the Hoover's (from TX) came for a visit, we all got a tour of the Capital! :) Our many thanks to Carol Elliot for arranging the tour for us and babysitting Jillian! It was such a fun experience and we loved having the Hoover's with us! Daniel especially thought the Hoover Kids were the BEST!!!
The U-Haul and Daniel's truck making trips to the Rosborough's.
Me giving my brother a BIG HUG to thank him the many hours of work he put to help us move out of our apartment.
Saying "good-bye" for a little while at Jillian's 1st Birthday party (the night before we moved to the UK)!
I miss you Daniel! We all love you very much!
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