Noah's 36 hour pass

Well.... to continue the "blog speak": it's been a while since I've written anything.... That's a funny comment so many blogger say when they are away for a while. Like we wouldn't have figured that out on our own :~))

Anyway....

Noah got his 36 hr pass and boy was everyone ready to see him! And he to see us! We just spent time together and listened to his stories of what the Drill Instructors did to them. I was able to record some of the stories and they are funnier the more I listen to them. We "skype'ed" Riley so that Noah and he could talk. I was a wonderful but sad time. Riley sounded like it didn't want us to hang up after an hour and half. I felt that he was lonely and wanted to hang on for a while, so we did.

Noah has always been the entertaining type and he certainly did that for the guys in his company. He made the hat, whip, and knife, from Indiana Jones movie, out of 100 mph tape and did the scene of Indie jumping across the gorge/trap and reaching back to get his hat!

On Sunday we visited the National Infantry Museum and fired M-16/M-4's. That was a blast, so to speak :~)

Noah had to be back by 1930hrs so we had dinner and drove back to base. That was a hard goodbye. I already lost it in the museum, sad to know that he has grown up, he is being away from family, proud of him, all those emotions built up and it came out! Saying bye for another four weeks was especially hard. I am so proud of both sons!