Here Comes Santa Clause!

Santa came to visit the kids tonight at the Church after dinner there! What a treat for the kids. Here are some pictures of Jaden and Santa!

And a Merry Christmas from Afghanistan!  I sent Cory this Santa hat in his November box (I think it was), and he is such a good sport to put it on and have someone take pictures of him for us!  You gotta love him :)...I know I do!

Give Your Thanks to Our Wounded Warriors

I have signed up as a Volunteer for the Wounded Warrior Project, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to share with all of you.  If you click on the link below, it will allow you to write a special thanks and Holiday message to our Wounded Warriors.  These people are so amazing, and I have been able to receive emails of Wounded Warriors who share their story with me.  They are so inspiring, and I hope that we can give them some love, encouragement, and support throughout this holiday season.  But HURRY, it needs to be submitted by the 18th!  Sorry for the delay, I just thought of posting this.
Love you all so much.  Thanks for being such an amazing family!

http://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Contact/ContactUs.asp?ievent=1006512&en=6eIHJNNjE8IGKJPkH9JHLKPjGdIRI1PvE5JBJPNvGaLEIVMBKhIMIWNBLhKNLUNoHfIZE

Disney On Ice!!

What a great opportunity Jaden and I had to go to Disney On Ice this past week.  Ft. Bragg was giving out thousands of tickets to deployed soldiers' families from Ft. Bragg, and Jaden and I were able to get a couple through our Company.  Jaden LOVED it and so did I!  It brought back "performing memories" which was really fun.  I'm so grateful to be able to share these moments and experiences with him, and I can't wait to have more of these experiences to share with Cory when he comes back next year!  Just 5 more months until a 2 week R&R and 8 more months until he comes home-home.. (for a while anyway:)!

Enjoying his popcorn and show!

The next couple of pictures are really bad quality (we need a good camera!), I just took a few with my iPhone.  But I wanted to capture the acrobatics that went along with the amazing ice skating of the show!  This is when Flynn Rider and Rapunzel (from Tangled) are swinging from her hair. 

Here is a little video from the "Princess and the Frog" segment of the show.  It was so much fun and I recommend everyone go see a show like this.  The kids love it and you will too!

And a little something from Down Range!  Cory is wearing the hat that Mom sent him for his Birthday.  He said that he falls asleep in it almost every night (because it reaches below freezing now!).  Mom makes some good hats! :)



Love you, Cory!  Lots of kisses to you!

ABC News Special on Charlie Company!

We have had a lot of news crews go over to Afghanistan to fly with our medevac guys.  Right when they got there Cory kept saying how they are having yet another news crew doing a piece on his All-American Dustoff Company.  This one is by far the best piece that has been done and it gives you a little taste of what our Company does.  (A Company is similar to a Navy Squadron, so it's cool because I know these guys, Cory works side-by-side with these guys, and I interact with their families here!)  Enjoy :)

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/afghanistan-jake-tapper-soldiers-war-military-medvac-angels-health-troops-us-15026226