Happy Birthday Tiff!

In honor of my sister-in-law Tiffni's birthday, I thought I'd share some photos of her and my brother-in-law Brian as he returned from Afghanistan this October.  Grab the tissues before you continue scrolling!  I am in no way a legit photographer (just an overzealous mom with a nice camera) so if anything, I am just moonlighting (hah! gotta pay for the Midtown tunnel toll somehow! ...kidding...i couldn't charge two nickels for this stuff)

Anyway, here we go:

Tiff got ready for her big reunion by spending the day with me and the kiddos...to include going to a pediatrician visit with Olivia and I where Miss O got shots.  Moral support, you know.

So Brian's Seabee unit came home through the Norfolk Space-A terminal.  Very, very different than the Navy homecomings I am used to.  You get to the terminal and wait at these dark windows, to basically see your loved one come off the plane and walk through this glass hallway, pray that you have a spot that they can see you as they walk though.....

and then you book it to the lower level of the airport where they actually come out of the secured zone and you are able to have your reunion.  For Brian and Tiff their reunion took place at the bottom of the stairs  (Thanks again Tiff for not taking the escalator, b/c these would have been ten times more blurry).  

This shot is my absolute favorite of the evening:

And after Tiff and Brian reunited, it was Trevor's turn to welcome his Uncle home.  

Yep, nope, they aren't related at all.  Goofballs.  

This was my first time ever attending a homecoming that I wasn't meeting Shaner at and let me tell you....regardless of whether it is your servicemember or not, the emotional high is still there.  No joke.  These photos are from the beginning of October and I still get choked up looking at them.  

Happy Birthday Tiffni!  Thank you for letting me capture these special moments for you and Bri.