Col. Richard Harris- Change of Command Ceremony

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Last Saturday, Brooke's father, Rich, officially handed over his position as wing commander of the Tennessee Air National Guard base in Nashville. Here are a few pictures of the grandchildren waiting in the wings for Grandad's ceremony.

Once we were inside sitting with the kids, the ceremony lasted for about 30 minutes. I think we offered some entertainment to all the soldiers standing along the side and back of us. Brooke was pulling everything out of her purse to try to distract Grace and keep her quiet. The rest of the kids did great. Grace was passed between Jeffrey and Brooke at least 3 times and was almost escorted out a number of times whenever she let out a sound of disagreement to sitting still. When the ceremony finally ended, the kids were greatly rewarded with the goodies at the reception as well as a trip into Grandad's airplane. This was definately the highlight of the morning.

Katherine

David

Jonathan

Grandad tells us how to fly

Rich will continue working as a civilian at the airguard until December. Then his retirement will be official. What's next for Grandad? The sky is the limit.

JONATHAN'S BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to Jonathan, who is today........6 YEARS OLD!!!!!!

We celebrated his birthday yesterday with Mia (Brooke's mom) who shares the same birthday as Jonathan. He is very excited about his new gifts. He has already used his new rubber stamps several times in an art book journal. Jonathan is very artsy and loves to create all the time. Here is his journal entry from this morning. He is also very excited to try out his new motorcycle legos and computer program. What a big boy he is.

Mia

Mia's blows out the candles

Joanthan's turn