September 2013 (Iwakuni, Japan) - Emmalynn was almost 6 weeks old when we got a phone call from his mom in Iowa letting us know that his dad was in the ER with a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lung). Unfortunately, Jon's dad Mike did not make it. One thing the military does efficiently, is get overseas family members stateside in emergency situations.
Luckily for us, Emmalynn's passport arrived several days prior, and the entire family was able to fly home the next day to be with the family. We flew from Hiroshima to Tokyo to Seattle, WA to Las Vegas and then on to Omaha, NE. We were able to be with Jon's family for 10 days before having to return to Japan.
Jon and Emmalynn were able to get some father/daughter cuddle during a thunderstorm in Wisconsin
October 2013 (Iwakuni, Japan) - October was a crazy month for our family. We found before Emmalynn was born that Jon would be going to CA for school....what we did not know was that Emmalynn and I would be going as well. That's right, the entire family was leaving Japan. We sold some furniture prior to moving, and figured out how everything would be packed.
When the day came, we found out that Tracy & Emmalynn would be flying out of Hiroshima on the 18th, but that Jon would be flying a military flight on the 19th....that's right, Tracy was flying 16 hours with a 3 month old by herself!
Our pack-out date was scheduled for October 18th....how does this work! The movers came at 0800 and started packing very quickly and efficiently. A friend took Tracy & Emmalynn to the airport, so Jon could stay back and help with the pack-out.
Tracy & Emmalynn made the long flight to LAX, and were met by Tracy's parents. Jon followed the next day, with a long flight and several delays, but made it to San Diego in one piece!
As you can see, the family is back together again, and Bugsy was getting used to his new sister.
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