Deployment Day

Violet, the purple pup, went with Josh on his first deployment to Afghanistan a few years ago, at MJ’s request. The pup even earned a medal for his service! So of course MJ wanted to make sure he accompanied Josh again this time:Getting strapped in for the flight:Dad’s co-pilots:Chick-fil-A Nottingham Square provided Chick-fil-A chicken biscuits for the soldiers to make sure they were ready to fly:

And my FAVORITE cupcake shop, Flavor Cupcakery provided the BEST send-off snack! A few words from the captain before take-off:And one last chance for the families to spend time together:These are the faces of the little ones whose parents were deploying with this unit:And they were off: