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getting packages out our way can be slow. very very slow. for example, the christmas present i ordered for steve towards the end of november arrived on monday. nice huh? ugh, it will be so nice to live next to real stores again!

my brother, many, and ava sent brynn a package for christmas forever ago and it FINALLY arrived yesterday! i was getting a little worried because it was had been 3+ weeks since they sent it from washington state. sometimes mail gets sent back (this has happened to me 3 times since we have lived here! FRUSTRATING!) without us getting a notification in our box and i was beginning to think that was what had happened. luckily it wasn't and i was so excited to know that their box came safely. brynn couldn't wait to open it up and kept trying to pry it out of my hands as we were walking up the stairs to our door.

you guys definitely made her day! she loved everything in there! if you know brynn, you are aware with her obsession with dora the explorer. it all started back in july when she had just too much of elmo (probably my fault as i made her an elmo cake, got her tons of elmo gifts and videos for her birthday) and decided to switch gears and be more like her cousin ava and worship dora. thank goodness the library on base carries lots of dora dvd's as that has been my saving grace during the day when im trying to get things done!

so now she can add a dora tent, blanket, umbrella, flashlight, more dvd's, bandaids (which she has already covered her arms and our couch with), and big girl underwear to her stash! guys, she was so excited to see all of the stuff and couldn't stop smiling! thanks again for thinking of her and taking the time to get all of those things. she spent most of the afternoon in her tent rolling around and blinding herself with the flashlight. she kept thinking it was funny to shine it directly in her eye! she gets that from her daddy...

later in the evening, a friend of ours was having a birthday party for her son aiden at the base bowling alley. brynn had never bowled before but had a blast! thank goodness for the ramps. i wasn't sure how far her little arms would be able to chuck the ball so those definitely helped. steve came over right after pt (exercising with his work) and joined us. look at what he has to work out in?! hahahaha! nice huh? and his shorts are actually longer then most! ive seen guys sportin' shorter ones then his! its almost like a flashback to the good ole 70's days of basketball.

brynn kissing her buddy aiden goodbye. him and his family are leaving on monday back to the states so we will miss them greatly. im sure brynn's boyfriend ethan is going to be a little jealous if he saw this! brynn definitely likes to play the field.

thanks ashley for a fun night! we will miss you and your family.