. . . while I was a Big Wheel Mama growin’ up. Dad and his girls—Ashley (middle) and I enjoy the Oregon coast. Chris as a cowboy—love those chaps! Our wedding was like nothing I’d envisioned growing up. Yet it was perfect. Chris kitted up and ready to fight during his first tour in Iraq. Preparing for battle in the desert, 2003. Chris with a chestful of his medals in 2008, celebrating his SEAL Team’s twenty-fifth anniversary. Chris with his second family: his SEAL teammates—their faces are blacked out for security reasons. A father and son snooze-fest before Chris had to leave for his first deployment as a sniper. Like father, like son . . . zzzzzz . . . A family Christmas in Alpine. The family inheritance—Chris introduced Bubba to horses during an early visit to Texas.
