| In October, 2007, Kip happily returned from Kuwait to see his newly-renovated home in Statesville for the first time. |
| Kip also got to meet Bailey, the new puppy in the family. After getting lots of kisses from Bailey, Kip checked on his bucket truck. |
| Megan snapped this photo as Kip toured the house for the first time in over 8 months. |
| Kip tries out the new coffee maker. |
| Kip sent home candy from Kuwait. Once he got home, the kids let him eat some of it. |
| After returning home to Statesville, Kip will be on vacation for several weeks. During this time, he gets to do lots of fun things like going trick-or-treating with the Megan, our friend Tara and Breanna. |
| He also went on a horseback ride with Michele and Meganat Circle M Stables. |
| Megan and Michele groom Dash and Godiva before going for a ride. |
| Kip rode Ed's horse - Gambit. The ride was beautiful and the weather was perfect. |
| Kip and Michele also attended Statesville's annual Pumpkin Festival where they have activities such as pumpkin smashing. |
| While at the festival, Kip bumped into Dave Smeltz who lives in Statesville, but also served with Kip in Kuwait (Dave is wearing the orange t-shirt since he's a Pumpkin Festival volunteer). |
| Kip says, "I love not being in Kuwait!" |
| Kip also attended the annual Balloon Rally held at the Statesville airport. |
