Sharing our goodbye photos...

LenaGardner

LenaGardner

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A big thank you to my sister Tabatha for taking these photos even while she was crying herself. We sent my husband off to Basic Training today and it was about like I expected it to be. 7 years ago, I saw my first husband off when he joined the Army...it was a little harder on me this time because Parker is so little and I kept thinking of all of the milestones David will miss between now and us getting to be together again in December. :(

I couldn't bring myself to drive him to the recruiting station myself so we said our goodbyes in the yard here at the house and then Tabatha drove him. I got lots of photos of David and Parker over the last few weeks but he's not in these photos because he was asleep and he wasn't feeling well today either.

It was a horribly emotional day, and I'm sure there will be plenty to follow. I know I'll scrap these photos at some point but for now, just editing them in an aesthetically pleasing format was good therapy for me. I'm going to print this out and mail it to him with my first letter.

Thanks for letting me share!

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Oh Lena, sweetie, these photos have me crying!! They're beautiful and so very sad. Biggest hugs to you!!
 
Your photos have me tearing up too....I can't imagine what you're going through- I hope these few months will fly by for you until you're together again. :) {{HUGS}}
 
I'm sorry you're all going through this. I hope these next several months just fly by. In the meantime, you have some really beautiful photos and moments to focus on. Hugs!!
 
oh, lena, I can't even begin to imagine. I'm nearly crying myself right now. Hang in there, girl, we're all here for you to scream at when it overwhelms you. =(
 
Huge giant hugs Lena. I hope these next few months go quickly so you can be together again. Just lean on your family and us girls and we'll help you any way we can.
 
Aww Lena your photos brought tears to my eyes, lots of {{hugs}} & I hope the time passes by quickly til you can all be reunited again!
 
Wow, those are great photos. They had me crying instantly. My DH went away from the time Brooke was 18 months old until she was 24 months old. She was old enough by then to really actually miss him and ask for him. I don't think there's ever a good time for Daddys to be away from their kids - there are milestones every step of the way. My heart and prayers go out to you and your family at this time.
 
Oh Sweetie!! That would be sooooo hard! My heart was breaking just looking at them! {{BIG GIANT HUGS}} for you though I know it's not the same.
 
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