Got our pics back from the ball

Blue Angels Homecoming 2008

Hi guys, we had a good time yesterday at the Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow. It was hot for mid November. It was 80, but humidity was through the roof. We were sitting in the sun when a man working for State Farm asked it we wanted to escape the sun, so he gave us wristbands for his chalet with free beer and soda and food, including front row seating in the shade at show center! What a great guy. Here are some pics. The green plane is Mike Goulian. He's an Red Bull Air Races Champ and he's from Maynard, MA!

Halloween

Madison and Gianna. Madison is Gisselle from Enchanted. This is the only pic I could get of Gianna in her dress!! We went to a halloween party and then a trick or treating on a hay ride in Madison's friend's neighborhood. Thats him in teh battleship trooper costume!

Madison was student of the week!

This was a big deal...she got to do all her paper work in COLORED markers instead of boring pencil and she was the teacher's helper all week! She also got to sit at her own cool desk!

Visit with Granny and Grandpa

Marine Corps Ball 2008

PROWLERS!!!

Hey everyone! I just want to let everyone know I got EA-6B Prowlers, which is the jet I wanted, so needless to say we're pretty excited. The Prowler is the gray jet here. I will now move on to T-45 Goshawks to complete my training here in Pensacola. I will earn my precious "Wings of Gold" by the end of January. The T-45 is the white and orange jet here. After I wing, I will go to Whidbey Island, WA (an hour N of Seattle) to train in the Prowler for about a year. After I am a certified "ECMO" (Electronic Counter-Measures Officer) my duty station will be Cherypoint, NC which is actually 45 min from where we used to live. Thanks again for all your support and prayers. We'll have Halloween pictures up sometime this weekend. Take care. Matt>