Military life is more than a blessing to our family and we truly do enjoy moving and exploring new states while getting to know more amazing, new buddies from all over the country!!!  The only down side to all that the military has to offer is you're always far from the ones who truly love you - your family.  Each time we are able to sneak back to our home state of Minnesota to see our family, it's a trip filled with "a thousand hugs and kisses" as my father-in-law always says!  Hope you enjoy a preview of my beyond wonderful family :)

It makes my heart smile to see our little Gabby and her cousin Dani (my twin sister's little girl) playing so well together!  They have talked on the phone together, thru the beauty of facetime, almost everyday since Dani was born!  Gabby has always refers to Dani as her sister... and they water plants together like sisters do too :)
Just incase you're confused, that's my twin sister in between those two cutie pies!  We love you Auntie Googies :)

Snuggles and kisses to who we all call Grandpa Fabio aka dad for me!!!  It has been a long standing joke for everyone to call him Fabio, instead of Dad, since the beard doesn't really make him look like the real Fabio... or the grey hair... or the whole model thing ;)  teeheehee - my dad is such a great sport and loves his grand daughters so much!

To the left of Grandpa Fabio is the leader of the pack and my amazing mom, Grandma G!!!  I'm beginning to think that Grandparent love is just about the best kinda love a little kiddo can get ;)  

Pretending to have the baby dolls "poop" on their heads created some pretty amazing smiles with these two silly ones ;)  
Seeing my twin sister's family makes me wish we lived right next door to each other... it's hard living so far apart but it makes each time we do get to see each other so special :)

So many grandparents, so much love, so little time!  Meet my Father and Mother in law better known as Grandpa and Grammies to our little Gabby ;)  They were so creative and bought Gabby an old bike that she could decorate any way her heart desired!!!   Grammie's parent's just adore Gabby and we are so lucky to have the best great grandparents around!!!  They are extra good at motivating little ones on bikes too ;) Below, you'll see my hubbies side of the family that I was lucky enough to be married into over 8 years ago!  Towards the end of the trip, we headed to Rochester, MN to see my husband's Aunt Linda!  There we meet up with Gabby's other Aunt, Auntie Emily and cousin baby Evelyn who flew in from Alaska :)  WE LOVE ALL OF YOU and can't wait for the next visit back home - xoxoxo!!!  Hope you all enjoyed a preview of my family :)