The cutest girl ever

The Stodas invade Tarkiln State Park

There is a state park just down the street from our house, and we love to take the kids and dog down there and walk the boardwalk out to the water. And it was a great place to practice with my new camera!

Close ups of my cute kiddos

Ah, Dad


So tired right now


Busy doing something


Beautiful blue eyes, just like big sis


Okay, maybe not a close up, but a great picture, I had to throw it in. She was totally hamming for me

Operation Homecoming

Here are all the pictures of Jesse's homecoming. I can only post five at a time, and I forgot that they post in reverse order, so this post is actually the last group of pictures, working backwards to the first. But, you still get to see them all at least ;). Enjoy!




Ah, being all romantical


Zeke was fighting so hard to not go to sleep


I don't know why no one takes us seriously


Actually a good picture with three of us looking!

Operation Homecoming

The first pictures of the four of us




Apparently we were being filmed


Mommy being "animated"


Cooper giving Daddy a kiss, but not sure what she thinks of the 'stache


It was a long day with a lot of waiting around

Operation Homecoming

Look, Cooper, it's Daddy!!


Wave to Daddy!


Here comes our hero!


The kiss


Jesse holding his son for the first time

Operation Homecoming

The kiddos in their "I heart Daddy" shirts


Waiting around in the hangar for Daddy's plane to land (those are some of Jesse's superiors in the background, notice Magnum PI...he runs the "man cave" out at Hurlburt Field


Talking to Little Brother


The little Z man


I see him, I see him!!