The top pic is of a small boy and girl at the front gate waiting for their father to conclude his business at the camp.  I had some coloring books and crayons in the humvee that had been sent by my mom.  So I retrieved them each a coloing book and one box of crayons to share.  Superman for him (of course) and the animals of the forest for her and a box of crayons.  At first she was very shy and would not walk over to me.  Thanfully the interpreters hang out in the vacininty so one cam eover and asked the man if it was okay to give his kids the items.  The manof course said yes and the terp started elling the little girl what I was blabbing in my best english.  She eventually wamred up to me as most kids do and before you could turn around she was babbling on and showing me how to color.  So she and I colored some lions and come to find out she knew what to do without my assistance.  The boy on the other hand just stared at me like I was trying to lift his wallet.  Eventually I got him to color a litle bit of the Superman even though everytime he would get close to coloring his siter would hop down off the

Christmas Day Bon fire, chestnuts anyone?

Me and Gonzo after laboring all day to help stack wood palletts in prepartion for the nights festivities.  Just kidding!  We were just walking by and stopped or the pic.

The first pic was taken at a civil affairs project we did at the school for the blind.  We gave each family that is supported by the school a ten pound bag of rice, a gallon of olive oil sna dwhatever clothing we had to distribute.  The next pic is an awesome little Afghan girl who was at the school for the blind the day we passed out the supplies.  She herself was not blind but a sister to some one who is.  So the school suplies in the pics below that were sent to me by my mother went to her and a few of the other girls who could use them.  She had a great big smile and bright eyes.  Her mannerisms were shy, yet she was a very sweet little girl.  A big differenc efrom what you see as a whole throughout the country some times.

Poker night.  I lost, but did make the camp newsletter for this funny face!  Notice the opiece of paper next to me, that helps me recall what beats what. 

Posing in front of the legally aquired Afghansitan Christmas Tree.  The flag at the top was placed by a good friend of mine.  I saw safety asessmnet written all over this evolution.  But he made it down and the COL did not see anything!

Hanging wiht Capt Luciani, 1LT Gemma, Sgt Loi and WO2 Tolldore at the FSB.