deploying

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It was not an easy morning.  Leave it to the military to have your loved one's deploy on 9/11. Having kids makes you so scattered brained sometimes that you get distracted from the inevitable. Kay and Troy helped but when the bus pulled up and the Colonel said it was time to go,  I could feel the tears building up in my throat. I kept it together except for some little tears but when I was hugging Kay as daddy was walking toward the bus and I could feel her shake and hear her sniffling... It broke me. All you could hear were airplanes taking off and sniffles from all the family members.  Some of the kids( and I use that term literally) deploying with J.T.  are 18 years old. J.T. took one under his wing. I can't imagine being 18 and flying across the world to a place full of sand and people who despise you and plot your death and pray for it daily. Bombs overhead. Rockets being launched. IED's planted on the side of the road. I can't imagine being that young and facing that for the first time. I pray for the safety and sanity of our Troops no matter their age. I certainly am appreciative of their courage and sacrifice. God Bless. USAF Proud

breakfast 

guns

paperwork

running on 4 hours sleep. 

kay lol

love my family

thick as thieves

if Troy isn't clinging to me Kay gets the brunt of it :)

last group hug

she took it hard but bounced back quickly

c-130  daddy's plane

kay took random pics all over the hotel

playing

air muesum on base where the Miracle on the Hudson plane is

in a fighter jet. Grandpa is happy

Cessna 150. First plane Grandpa ever flew

Cheers, LB

hops burger bar

A must go! Fine beer and fine burgers. Hops is near spring garden and Holden in Greensboro. It's a dive place as I like to say but it's up to date! Here's the menu!

salter path north carolina

a big thanks to Jamie Clark for letting us stay at her beautiful place at Indian Beach. It is right on the edge of Emerald Isle. We had two full days of good food, strong sun, soft sand, and tiger sharks! to our sweet loyal, fun, and giving Aunt KC..we adore you and miss you every single day. Thank you for making our time together SO much more special.

i will forever cherish this picture. him looking at his tiny footprints in the sand for the first time.

dad and daughter with same faces haha,

sweet smiles

someone fell asleep while in the ocean. all those cd's make more sense

she was never off of this thing for than 5 min!

sleepy baby

sweet lips

beach snoozing

check out those birds!

this is 100% a face I would say Troy makes on the regular.

mean mugging and surfing lessons

the 2nd of 3 sharks we saw..all caught in 1 hour! 

not going back in the water!