We had the privilege of hosting a great friend (more like a family member) in our home for a few days. We affectionately refer to him as "our soldier". I mentioned Ben in a previous blog, here. We first met Ben in Georgia, where we enjoyed the short time we had with him. Then, Ben was sent to North Carolina. He was then deployed to Haiti and Afghanistan. We are so thankful that God has now brought him safely back to the United States. Ben had some leave time, and we are so honored he chose to spend some of that leave time with us. While he was here, we enjoyed lots of great time together eating, chatting, watching movies, seeing the city, etc. But I think Ben had the most fun playing with our kids. Landry quickly attached herself to him and all we heard for the rest of his stay was "Ben, come on! Ben, where are you? Ben! Ben! Ben!" And as for him, one who has never really been around young kids, he was outstanding with both Landry and Eli. We thought he would be sick of them by the time he left, but he tells us he already misses them badly. What a sweet guy! Here are some pictures I was able to get of our time together.
This is from the day we spent in the French Quarter
Ben and the kiddos
Landry stole Ben's "woobie". Yes, that is what all the tough Army guys call this type of blanket.
And Ben and Eli played a game of "Monkey See, Monkey Do."
Eli think's Ben's phone is much cooler than mommy and daddy's
We can't wait till Ben can come visit again!
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