Me, Dawson and Dave's mom, were waiting at the pier to watch the ship pull in. Dawson fell asleep in his stroller while we were waiting which made the morning a lot easier. I think we were at the pier for just under 2 hours when we saw the ship coming. That was such an exciting moment!
Here they come!
We were standing in the perfect spot. (We found a little corner away from the HUGE crowd that seemed to have a better view than where everybody else was.) The ship pulled in right in front of us. And Dave, his dad, his brother-in-law and nephew (the 3 of them joined the ship in WA for the Tiger Cruise) were standing on the flight deck almost right in front us... Dave's mom was waving a welcome home sign and her jacket through the gate so they were able to find us and then we found them...
Can you see them?
You probably can't in that picture...let me zoom in a little more...
We were SO happy to see them!!! Dawson was still napping...
It took a little while before they could start letting people off the ship, but luckily time seemed to be going by pretty quickly. We were excited to see people starting to come off...
Dawson finally woke up, but he wanted to lay down on me for a few more minutes.
And then finally we saw Dada!
Dawson wouldn't let Dave hold him at first...
But he wouldn't take his eyes off him and he had the sweetest smile on his face. I could tell he was happy to see his daddy.
After a few minutes I put Dawson down and he started running around and Dave was chasing after him. After a couple minutes of that he finally let Dave hold him.
By the time we had walked to the truck about 15-20 minutes later, Dawson was saying "mama dada!" We could tell that he was excited that both of us were there now.
It didn't take long for Dawson to warm up to Dave at all. He has been home for a couple of days now and it's as if he was never gone.
those are such great pics! they made me cry! i'm so happy for you and your family!
ReplyDeleteI am such a cheeseball but homecoming stories and pictures ALWAYS make me tear up! Congrats on having hubby/daddy home!
ReplyDeleteAwww man, I am bawling now! I am so glad that he's home now.
ReplyDeleteBless you guys a hundred million times!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on having your family back together again, and thank you for sharing your experience with all of us. Your pictures definitely had me crying.
ReplyDeleteOH my god they look exactly alike! What a wonderful day for you all. I'm so happy he's home safe and sound and now he can read to Dawson in person, at least for a little while. Enjoy!!!
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Your post makes me want to cry! Just look at the smile on your face :) The photos are priceless... especially the one in your sidebar :D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful story! I am so happy for you and your family!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so great your son warmed up to Dada so quickly! My daughter is the same age so I know how they can be. How great to be together again.
ReplyDeleteThis is just precious. So glad he is home safe.
ReplyDeleteYou looked so beautiful! I love your hair! So glad that Dave is home.
ReplyDeleteaww these pictures brought tears to my eyes! How sweet!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your hubby coming home safe. Such an exciting time!!
ReplyDeleteAaaaw. cute kid! and I'm glad your husband is home safe :)
ReplyDeleteHomecomings are the best!!! =)
ReplyDeleteAwww such a beautiful precious moments. I'm so glad to know your husband is home safely. You have such a beautiful family and your son is as cute as a button :D
ReplyDeleteLove it! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDelete-CK, SITSta and fellow Navy wife!!!
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What a sweet post! I love it! Dawson is so cute too! Glad he let his daddy hold him. I love reading about happy events like this.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your SITS day!
wow. what a great post and wonderful homecoming. Your son's smile is awesome! Happy SITS Day!
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for you! I have a giveaway of The Fathers Are Coming Home at my blog...you would love this book!
ReplyDeleteAwww, I remember those Navy homecomings, from both the family and sailor perspectives!
ReplyDeleteLove the photos and the story! Cute pictures of your little guy in Daddy's cover :)
ReplyDeleteHow great that so many people were able to join your hubby for the Tiger cruise! My husband recently finished his service in the Navy.
Stopping by from SITS. Glad to see a happy homecoming. Hope you have a great week.
ReplyDeleteThis brought tears to my eyes, that picture of your son smiling at his dad is so precious and sweet. I live in a navy town and see so many pictures of each homecoming and it always touches me to see families reuniting.
ReplyDeleteAlso from Sits. Those photos are incredible. It's nice that someone got all of you in them, because I am always behind the camera.
ReplyDeleteOkay-does anyone else think of SITS baths when they see SITS? Yup, just a bunch of gals with hemorrhoids talking about blogs.
I love this post, such touching pictures. My husband was deployed several years ago and I can still feel the "take your breath away" moment when I first saw him get off the plane. Thanks for sharing and thanks to you and your husband for your service!
ReplyDeleteWhat sweet pictures!
ReplyDeleteGREAT GREAT pictures! I just LOVE homecoming picture.
ReplyDeleteDana
Army wife
Thats is an incredibly sweet story, and I love the picture of Dawson looking at his dad.
ReplyDeleteThat made me tear up. What great pictures.
ReplyDeleteJenny
Wonderful Posting. I'm crying tears of joy for you. Happy SITS day.
ReplyDeleteKate - The Garden Bell
i'm so happy for you both! i can only imagine the difficulty of being alone. you're practically a single parent when dave's offshore! great to have him home.
ReplyDeletei love dawson's smile as he out on his dada's sailor hat :)
happy SITS day! :)
I love posts like this. It brought a smile to my heart.
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day.
oh this made me cry! so sweet. happy sits day!
ReplyDeleteFrom someone who has done the "big crowd at the pier" - you had a perfect spot! My brother is stationed in SD, at Miramar. We were there for 3 yrs, and then in SC for 4 yrs. Matt's unit went out on the USS Truman.
ReplyDeleteI love the photos of Dawson looking at his dad, his smile says it all!
Welcome home Dave!
This is oh so precious! I'm glad your hubby is home!
ReplyDeleteWhat a touching post.
ReplyDeleteHappy SITS day.
That little boy of yours is completely scrumptious. Thanks for letting me share in such a beautiful homecoming.
Beautiful post. It is so nice to read GOOD news. Your little boy is a beaut.
ReplyDeleteAw!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing that moment.
Your little boy is adorable and you all look so happy!
Stopping by from SITS! Hope your day was amazing : )
ReplyDeleteWonderful post! Your son's little grin is gonna break hearts! Congrats on the homecoming... I don't know how you do it woman - My hat is off to you. My husband is gone much of the week, but for months at a time... I don't know what I would do!
Also stopping by from SITS. What a wonderful post, and your photos are awesome. Whoever did the photos captured some amazing emotions.
ReplyDeleteYour little boy is a cutie too!
Happy SITS day! Thanks for sharing your beautiful story.
ReplyDelete~Anna
This made me tear up. So sweet!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet <3 I'm so glad my husband been on deployment in a long time. It's no fun being apart. Congrats on being back together!
ReplyDeleteI am tear-y over your beautiful pictures! Thank you for sharing. That pic where your son is smiling at his Dad is definitely frame-worth!
ReplyDeleteI went back and was catching up on some SITS posts, and the title of yours caught my eye. My husband is doing a year long tour overseas right now for the Air Force. So I know how it is miss your man. And dealing with a small child. My husband left 1 week after our daughter was born.
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