And he's off. . .

Ok, so we've managed to survive our 1st week with Mark away, only 51 or so more weeks to go.  He is settling into Ft. Hood, TX, as much as one can, when living in a barracks and sharing a room :)  The kids are holding thier own and minus struggling a lot in the beginning, even Leah seems to be adjusting.  Here is a picture of Mark and one of the apache helicoptors that will be in Afghanastan with him.  The kids love having a picture each and are very attached to the bears they each recieved from the USO (thanks!) as part of a kids deployment kit.

Thanks in advance for your love and support during this time, please keep Mark and his group in your prayers!