And the TREE!
A couple days ago, Reilyn was laying on the ground, saying, "Mom, Mom, look...did I make a 'K'?" It was so cute how she had her body all straight, and her arm up to make the K. She is really starting to understand how letters all work together to make words, and has been sounding out words constantly and trying to find words that "sound the same." I can't believe how quick she's growing up!!
Tonight, we went to see the Bee Movie. It was a cute one, and definitely has that Seinfeld humor. But I don't think I've ever written about the experience of going to the movies here on the Army base. First of all, we knew about half the people in the theater because our base is so small now, and it just feels like a small town where you know everyone! But before the movie starts, the Star Spangled Banner plays with a slide show of pictures of the American Flag, soldiers, and American life. It is absolutely silent in the theater, and it is so neat to see all the soldiers, with their families, stand and pay so much respect to that flag that represents the freedom they fight and work for everyday. Many of these soldiers have been deployed hold a high reverence for the flag that is hard to describe. You can feel it in the room. Everyday as the large American (and German) flag is raised and lowered, music is played and everyone on base stops and stands with their bodies toward the flag. Even if you're driving, you stop your car and get out. It is a pretty amazing thing to see the respect that is given especially by those who work for what the flag represents. I just thought I would write about that, because before being on a Military post, I have never seen such respect. It's pretty cool.
