Our Visit with Toni and Breezy

Matt, Toni and Brianne ("Breezy") are like family to Josh. He has known Matt and Toni for years through the Army - Josh and Matt did their 2005-2006 Iraq tour together. In fact, Josh first met Breezy when she was still in Toni's tummy. Toni says that while she was pregnant, Breezy would only move for two people when they spoke: Matt and Josh.

Once Breezy was born, Josh would babysit her quite often. He would take her on "dates" around town in his white pick-up truck, she'd chew on his cell phone and occasionally call people accidentally, and he buy her all sorts of cute clothes. She wore her pink GAP hoodie until last year when she finally couldn't squeeze into it anymore. Over the years, Josh visited Matt, Toni and Breezy every chance he got. And still, 7 years later, he and that little girl are very, very attached.

Panama City Beach for Matt's graduation from Warrant Officer School in 2005. This was the first time I ever met Miss Breezy. She was about 2 years old.

Seaworld 2008. Breezy is about 5.

Our wedding, February 2009. Matt was on Temporary Duty in Starke and had to get special permission to come to our wedding and stand beside Josh as a groomsman.

So, since Toni and Breezy are in Savannah (Matt is currently deployed to Afghanistan) we stopped in for a visit our on first night of our anniversary trip. It also happened to be Breezy's birthday weekend, so we got to open presents with her and eat cake. Josh and Breezy played her new Wii for hours, made crafts, and had a huge pillow fight.

And this was the aftermath of playing with Josh all night... completely passed out on the floor.

It was such a great visit for all of us - and it was a blessing that Josh could be there for Breezy's birthday, since her dad couldn't be. I know it meant a lot to both of them. And to us.

By the way, Josh's nickname for Breezy was always "Peaches." And Toni and Breezy call Josh "Joshy-poo" or "Uncle Peaches." It's so incredibly cute.

Please keep Matt and family in your prayers. He's due back for R&R in May, and then coming home from deployment in December.

Josh, Kim & Abby