NTC

On Wednesday night, 1/4/12, I dropped Drew off to head to CA. He is now at NTC (the National Training Center) at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert for pre-deployment training. He'll be there for about 3 weeks. The guys went last time before their Iraq deployment but Drew didn't go because we had just been assigned to the unit and were in the process of moving here. So far Drew has found the training to be beneficial which always makes the time apart seem worth it. He'll come back for a very short time at the end of this month before deploying.
Before Drew left Cole was very intent on making sure Drew signed the mortgage papers for our new house correctly. :)

Then it was time to drop Dad off for camp.

Fort Irwin

Tomorrow they head out for 10 days in the field without cell phones. Days in the field really make the time go by fast.

Before Drew left he had some pretty cute talks with Cole which I overheard... or at least I heard some of them. :) Cole is taking his job seriously as the man of the house. He is helping me with yard work...or at least supervising from the deck.

And taking a real hand (or I should say mouth) in helping me pack.

I think every item of Drew's clothing that I placed on the bed went into Cole's mouth before it went into the box. Quality assurance?

A couple more from this week:

It was only cold enough to wear a hat one morning. It is now 73 and sunny.

Can't wait to see Drew again in a couple of weeks!