Military dad makes it home for the holidays

Two-year-old Tate Kettle, the son of Nathan and Cesilie Kettle who served as a ring bearer in his parents' suprise wedding when Tate was just born, eagerly helps proud dad and U.S. Army soldier Nathan with his bags as he returns to his Fort Collins home for the holidays, from his post at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Courtesy photo)

For Nathan and Cesilie Kettle, the beginning of their romance was nothing short of a fairytale and the creation of their family made for a delightful Christmas story complete with love, a bundle of joy and whirlwind proposal that dawned on U.S. Army soldier Nathan Kettle moments after Cesilie gave birth to their baby boy, Tate, on December 28 of 2010.?

In a eureka moment, Nathan, who was and is still based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, created a wonderful proposal for Cesilie, a 2008 graduate of Brush High School and the daughter of Shaire Chavez of Brush and Danny Chavez of Fort Morgan, just as the couple set their newborn son down for his first night's sleep in the hospital.

The very next day, on December 29, 2010, Nathan and Cesilie were wed in the on-site chapel located in the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland.?

Two years later the family is stronger than ever and little Tate, who served as a newly-born ring bearer in his parents wedding, is now two years old and is delighted to have his father home for the holidays.

Cesilie counted the days and then the seconds in eager anticipation of Nathan's arrival to their Fort Collins home from his base at Fort Bragg and upon the arrival of Nathan, the son of Ralph and Shann Kettle of Fort Collins, at the airport, the three will celebrate the holidays with both their families and would like to wish everyone a blessed season.

To see more on the couple's budding romance, visit a blog, complete with wedding video, given graciously by

Kevin Darst, Director of Marketing and Communications at the University of Colorado Health at

http://visionary.pvhs.org/2010/12/30/a-newborn-ring-bearer-medical-center-of-the-rockies-staff-helps-couple-marry-at-hospital/.?

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Source: http://www.brushnewstribune.com/ci_22214661/military-dad-makes-it-home-holidays?source=rss_viewed

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