Christmas hearts apart that are not apart

Last year we went to the hearts apart Christmas party by myself with the boys. This year we were able to go TOGETHER! It was awesome. JUST AWESOME! I got to see some of the ladies I met over the year and made a few new friends. We were fed, made crafts and the boys were given gifts!

Chandler and Daddy making crafts
Making a craft
Chandler showing me a candy cane piece
Crafts!
Making a reindeer out of a candy cane
Making a snow flake out of pipe cleaners
Making more crafts
The result of our craft making

Chandler was PETRIFIED of Santa...Yep PETRIFIED!
Still PETRIFIED of Santa...
CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hinckley telling Santa what he wants for Christmas
Look at that grin on his face! OH I love this kid

August Hearts Apart

Hinckley really wanted his daddy to sleep next to him a few weeks ago and it finally hit me between the eyeballs... DUH! Put flat daddy there next to him!!!!

Hinckley has to sleep with his 3 daddy bears, his daddy shirt, and other misc things that daddy has given him

WE MADE IT to AUGUST!

Chandler waiting for the bus

Waiting to board the bus

On the bus to the top secret flight line...

Just chilling

Chandler loved it

Pretending to fly the helicopter

He loved the helicopter just as long as he didn't have to walk UNDER it

Helicopter family picture

Steps into the huge plane!

This seat is for those getting ready to jump!

Can you see that tan fabric thing? thats where they go pee on the plane, hey at least they have a little privacy... YIKES!

When Troy landed in Iraq this is what he got to sit on and then free fall out of the sky (okay that sounds like he sky jumped... No they turned off the airplane and literally the fall out of the sky)

Pilot Hinckley. It has a million BUTTONS!

In the airplane

"Come on buddy I will help you up"

Helicopter pilots 1

Helicopter pilots 2

One of the airplanes

Can you spot the helicopter in the sky? It drove right by us while we were looking around and it was such an "awe inspiring" sight. Tears literally fell from my face and many others as these airmen were getting ready to go on a mock mission. They looked so patriotic and waved at the children. I LOVED IT!

All the kids were asked to decorate a puzzle piece that will be put together in the FRG room

The final product!

You can't see it very well in this picture but Chandler had dumped a good amount of blue sparkles on the floor. *sigh* When does Troy come home again?

Yes. Still coloring

Can you see Hinckleys puzzle piece?

We had such a good time at this months hearts apart. They gave the kids some awesome backpacks with a ton of stuff (tee-shirts, hats, candy, mugs, water guns, glow sticks, SO much more fun stuff). I LOVE HEARTS APART!

SURPRISE AGAIN!

So we are preparing for our family reunion in Westcliffe, Colorado and I figured I should probably update the last week so I am not playing major catch up when I get home.

Do you see the nice little floor burn on this kids nose? He did it at the house we are building. He was jumping around and fell flat on his little face.

Aunt Amy and Shauna are here! Oh and Tatie too!

Chandler looked like Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Dancing boy!
Hinks giggling. It is the best to see him laugh
We played a game for FHE we put a picture on your back and you could ask yes or no questions and tried to figure out what the picture was. HINKS LOVED THIS GAME
See he was a cement truck
We went to the zoo one day!
Shauna and Amy and Hinks took the train at the zoo while Chandler slept
We went to an Isotopes baseball game for Grandpas work.
We got to eat hot dogs, pulled pork, hamburgers, etc before in a special VIP section for groups.
They had a double header so we watched half the first game and almost all of the second
Chandlers idea of a hot dog... with a brownie
Dad explaining about his job
The Isotopes who won both their games!
They had a raffle. All the kids got a $10 toys r us giftcard. Some how 4 out of 5 of our numbers were called for the raffle but we ended up with one gift card because that would be a bit ridiculous.
At the game. We had PERFECT seats!
LOVE THIS PICTURE OF MY HINKS!
See how close to the field we were. This weird guy in front of me kept turning around and taking pictures of people. WEIRD
Chandler LOVED the popcorn
Hinks singing Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Everybody loved it! He sang his little heart out!
Hinks and Orbit
We went to the July Hearts Apart meeting at the pool on base. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
LOVE THIS PIC OF MY CHANDLER
Getting ready to leave
The fun pool