Getting there!

OK Man,

We're starting to get there.  Just under a month now until I get home again.  Maybe you can convince your Mom to start up your countdown calendar....  It'll be an awesome time too, because right about when I get back, it'll be your last day of school and first day of summer vacation.  Are you excited???  I am!!!

Love you more than a month of Sundays,

Dad

Words

Hi Buddy,

Sometimes people say "A picture is worth a thousand words."  I know that sometimes, though, words are worth an awful lot too. 

For me, there are some words that you wrote for me that a worth more than I can count.  You wrote me a note when I was home the last time, and I have it hanging up in my room and I read it every day (sometimes more than once).


Do you remember what you said?  You said:

OK Dad,

I'm probably in bed by now.  I want you to know that I'm having SO much fun and I want you to know that I love you.  Well, I did not have much to say. 

Good-night,
Patch

Buddy, you had a lot to say. 

Love you more than a thousand words could tell,
Dad

Your Dad can still shake it up a little.

Hi Bud,

I told you about our soccer tournament.  Here's a picture of me playing soccer.  I'm more athletic than I was playing dodgeball back in the Fall, that's for sure.

I like this picture alot because it has the US and Iraqi flags in the background and it was me playing on a US team against the University of Baghdad team and they are from Iraq.

Anyway, hope you like the picture.

Love you more than coming home,

Dad