Bye-Bye Daddy!

We arrived back home from Utah on Tuesday. What a LONG two day drive in the car! I would definitely drive it straight in one day if I had to again! But it was so good to be back with Nate. Oh how we all missed him! He said Caleb changed the most in the 23 days we were gone. He now calls Caleb "lots of fun" because he is such a fun little boy and was all smiles for his daddy when he saw him. We spent three days with our daddy. Friday night the weather was perfect for a BBQ. We enjoyed good family time together. It was so nice to relax and be with each other. Saturday morning Nate invited Ty on his morning jog. Ty rode his bike for three miles while Nate jogged. We were eating our breakfast together when the phone rings. It was not a call I was anticipating: Nate was called out on a fire. He was given one hour to get out the door. He already had his bags packed and ready knowing that any moment he could be called out on a fire. So he kissed us good-bye and left for California to help battle the fires on the front line down near the Nevada border. He will be gone two weeks. TWO WEEKS! Yikes. Lucky for us we have a super wonderful mom and grandma who just can't stand being away from her grandkids and will use any excuse she can to come visit who arrives tomorrow to come take care of us! Thanks Mimi! Keep Nate in your prayers. I hope he is well and safe. He called tonight and said he didn't arrive until after midnight and woke up around 5am to fight the fires. He was pretty dog-tired! Poor guy! Good luck Nate. We miss you and hope all is well.