Lizzi and Uncle Kenny

My brother is awesome.  He is totally ok with Lizzi becoming his shadow every time she sees him.  I find it fascinating that each of my kids have bonded closely with one of my siblings.  That's not to say they don't love or appreciate the others, just a special pairing they each have.  Abi and Aunt Mandy, Lizzi and Uncle Kenny, Wesley and Uncle Taylor, and Miles seems pretty drawn to Uncle Zach thus far.

As soon as we got to Grandpa's on the day of the funeral, I saw her run and jump on him.  Ken doesn't say no, he picks her up and gives her piggy back rides, swings her around, and snuggles with her.  Thank goodness for his army training to keep him fit and strong as she's not such a wee thing anymore!

We are all pretty excited for Ken and where he's going next--Hawaii.  We all joke that whoever is standing next to us is paying our way for a visit.  For us though, we're really sad to see him go.  He can't just hop in the car and drive over and see us.  As a family of six I doubt we could save enough in the three years that Ken will be there to go see him.  That's the tough part about Military, you never know when you'll see your loved ones next.  I'm sure though that the next time we do it will look something like this.