Need help with Ideas!!!!!!!!

Why don't you have a welcome home party for him. You can just hang the sign inside the house and have him follow a trial of something...then lead him outside to where all of his friends and family will be to welcome him home. This way it can be a huge fun family bbq for his welcome home.

You only have 6 more months to go, that's great, halfway there! And thank you to your husband for serving his country and to you for supporting him! :) Mine has only been gone two months and I cannot wait for it to be over. Miss him like crazy as I am sure you miss yours. My husband's family is all the way cross country from us and my family is a state away too so I can understand not being able to get everyone together for a big party with his family. I think when my husband finally gets home we will have a little welcome home party just me, him, and the kids. I know that he misses his family, us, and will want to spend time with us before spending any time with others. I'm planning on having banners put up and having the children make cards for him and to make him whatever food he missed the most. Honestly I don't think you need to go overboard to show him how much you missed him and love him-not saying that you are or have done that. I think after having to be out there for a year nothing would sound better to me than to come home and return to my "normal" life. Maybe as a gift you can give him a little journal where you have written things you and your toddler have done together while he was gone. Maybe include some pictures of the things that you did as well. This maybe can help him to not feel as if he missed out too much by being away. For my husband, I hope he is prepared. When he gets home he is going to smothered in kisses and hugs from his four girls... :)

Make a very big banner that says "The best husband, the best dad lives here." Hang it outside your house to make sure that it is the first thing he will see as soon as he gets off from the car that's taking him home from the airport. Just a thought.

Plan a party for him, something exciting, something that will show him how much his family missed him and cares for him. Include your son in the planning and make it a family friendly event.

Hmmm... sounds exciting! How about something that will allow him to have a very very relaxed stay. What does he really like doing? Cook him his favorite food. Give him a spa treat! You and him should have a spa date. Then have you and your son take him to a videoke bar or something. Hehe

Plan a special meal of his favorite foods. Have balloons up the walkway to the house. Once the little one has gone to bed, have a candle lit bubblebath together. Maybe get a slinky little number for after the bath...or before.