Meet Ryan, Annaleigh, Louanna and Emmalynn Boblett

April 22, 2015

During Month of the Military Child, we are taking the opportunity to highlight some of our country’s most resilient children, our military kids! Meet the Boblett family. They have four adorable children; Ryan is 11, Annaleigh is 9, Louanna is 7, and Emmalynn is 4.  All they have known their whole lives is being in a military family. Their dad, Rex, has been in the Navy for 14 years, during that time the Bobletts have moved 7 times. As a family, the Bobletts choose to focus on the positives of a military life. They talk about how they have been lucky to have traveled to and lived in so many states because of their moves. They have seen so many unique places and met some wonderful people along the way.
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As much as they love being a Navy family, there is one part that never gets easy for them: having to watch their dad leave on deployments. During the time he has served, he has been away from his family for 52 months. While that is a lot of family time without their dad, Veronica says when she looks at how her kids have handled these periods of deployment, she is in awe. The UTR team has been lucky enough to spend time with Boblett kids, and we too are awestruck by their positivity, strength and bravery.

Right before the current deployment the Bobletts discovered United Through Reading. Rex went to a USO location and recorded books for the kids. Veronica says the recordings have really helped her and the kids through the separation. The kids watch the UTR videos over and over again, and they light up as soon as they see their daddy. They love being able to see him whenever they want to and to hear his voice. She says their favorite part about UTR is that Daddy can still read them their bedtime stories even while he is far away. Rex is animated in the videos, making all sorts of silly sounds and giving each character a voice.  Veronica says the videos can’t replace Daddy but it sure helps bridge that gap while he is away. Her children are so special; they take these obstacles as a military child and they embrace them. They somehow find ways to handle all of the difficulties that this life throws at them and they come out stronger. She says it makes her proud to call herself their mom. We’re pretty proud of them too!

 

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