September 11th

The picture is finally here. Jakob and Jaden in their Cub Scouts uniforms and daddy in his Air Force uniform. They met by the flag pole at 8:30am and had a small ceremony. On September 11th, 2001 my oldest son Jakob was just about to have his very first birthday! We were at home sitting on the floor in the living room and he was playing with his toys. I think I was watching Live with Regis and Kelly when the Breaking news broke through. First you see the first plane crash right into the World Trade Center and my first thought was "WOW, that was some inexperienced pilot!" Very soon after that it became obvious that it was intentional. The day seemed very scary because we were living on Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City and the security just rose to a new height. No one was able to leave the base and NO ONE was able to come on. We were on lock-down! It was a very intense morning and life as we knew it would never be the same. I watched CNN for the next weeks watching the death toll rise and watching every piece of coverage that was offered. Here we are 7 years later and life has truly changed in almost everyway. All 3 of my children will have the post-9/11 mentality throughout there lives because that's all they know.