Family Day

For the last week or so, Daddy's Squadron has been out in the field doing training and they will be there for another week or so. Despite the fact that there is a lot of training to be done, they all took time out of their day to host "Family Day"!

Soldier's families were invited out to the field for a day of fun! We all loaded into buses and headed out to the field where we were all warmly welcomed by our Solider! There were so many fun things to do like get your face painted (camo style) and call for fire on the radio! There were Bradley's and Humvee's on display for us to climb in and explore. Lunch was served while we were out there and there was even a cake in the shape of a Stetson (the cowboy style hat worn by Calvary Soldiers).

The best part (other than seeing Daddy of course) was the Jr. Spur Ride! That's right, we got to earn our spurs just like our Soldier had to do!! There was a whole course set up for us, including some ropes to sneak underneath, a balance beam, a wall to climb up and over and a straight away where we could scream out our war cry! After that we got to throw water balloon grenades at a tank and squirt the enemy with a water gun!! After we completed the Spur Ride, we got a certificate inducting us into the Jr Order of the Spur AND our very own set of spurs!!

Like I've said before, for our family, time spent away from one another is very difficult. However, when units take the time, energy and resources necessary to have such an amazing day as this was, it goes a long way towards showing us, the families, that the Army really does value us! To all the Soldiers of the Squadron who helped make today a very special day, THANK YOU!!!!!