Recent Squadron Party

The 43rd Fighter Squadron had a party recently to say goodbye to some of our - personal - good friends, The Arkema family. It was held at one of the Lt's house out on Deer Point Lake. And his house is literally RIGHT on the lake.

This squadron event was kid-friendly so we packed up Addison and took her with us. She had a BLAST! And most of her friends were there too, which made the night that much better for her.

The LT - Zap - brought in a bouncy house for the kids and she spent a lot of time jumping in it. I didn't think she would since we have one and she uses ours a lot - I thought she would have very little interest in it. It probably helped that all the other kids were in it too.

And like at any other squadron event, our Commander, Tonto Bird, brought his guitar. Early in the evening, he had quite a little squad of groupies - the kids! The kids loved sitting and watching him play his guitar and sing - and Addison was no exception. She sat for a very long time and seemed almost in awe of him. There are some great pics of him seranding her!

Addison also got to take her first boat ride. We took it at sunset and were hoping to see some alligators in the lake - at feeding time - like we had the night before. However, no such luck. But I am pretty sure Addison didn't care. She was loving just being out on the boat and kept asking Charlie "daddy, we go faster?" I swear this kis is an adrenaline junkie like her dad - FABULOUS!

We capped the evening off with a bonfire and s'mores - chocolate? You better believe Addison LOVED that. And like all other kid-friendly squadron parties, Addison was the last kid to leave. She loves these events and it is hard to drag her out of them because she has so much fun!

It was a great night - the only bad part was, of course, saying goodbye to our dear friends the Arkema's. Luckily, the Air Force is a small branch of the military. And Chuck's career field is an even smaller group. I know we will see them again and be stationed with them again someday. Until than though, we will miss them a lot!