Care Packages: The Upside of Deployment

There are a lot of horrible things about deployment. The time apart, missed holidays & birthdays, crappy communication etc. Luckily for us there are a few perks, the biggest being care packages! For someone who likes to plan, decorate, shop, and create, care packages are a fun monthly project that help the time pass. For guys stuck on a ship in the middle of the ocean, nothing lifts their spirits like an awesome package from home. Especially when said package contains shameless amounts of candy and treats.

Thanks to the awesomeness that is Pinterest, there is an endless stream of ideas and innovations to make care packages Legen (wait for it) DARY! Here is this months package:

Since September is Back-to-School time, we thought we would send Jake some school essentials. Notebooks? Check. Pens? Check. Adorable pictures of Rorie starting school? Check. Copious amounts of fun lunchbox snacks? Double check.

Rorie helped me decorate the box. We chose some of her assignments from the week to include in the decor so that her Daddy could see how well she was doing.

We are sending off our box, full of treats and lots of love. We are hoping it will bring a little smile to Jake's face and remind him how much we are missing and loving him. Fingers crossed it reaches him quickly!

Love, 

The Kenisons