Deployment Box #8 - Happy Birthday

This is our last box for this deployment! My husband will of course be gone again for his this year so I put together a birthday box. It won't be the same as a party with cake and presents home with us, but hopefully some extra fun goodies will brighten his day. I had my son help do hand prints for a heart, and I did a happy birthday banner across the top. The tissue paper is green with sparkles, I was going to do wrapping paper but I found we were all out so I had to work with what we had in the wrapping bin. 

Included in this box was:

• Birthday cake M&Ms (Not pictured, and I've never tired them so hopefully they are yummy)
• Lays chips (I liked that these were a in plastic "pringles-like" container which hopefully will help them survive the journey)
• Capn' crunch snack mix (.99 store treasure, ha)
• Cashews
• Banana chips
• Jolly rancher green apple drink mix
• Gatorade energy chews
• Dried pineapple and papaya
• Redvines
• Protein powder (not pictured)
• Razors (not pictured)

Deployment Box #7 - Vitamin Me!

I thought I'd have some fun with this box. No neat designs, just lettering, but its a fun one that hopefully will get a smile out of my husband. Only one more box after this since it will take longer for boxes to get to him and he is almost home!

Included in this box:

• Dried fruit (again I know, but if you are eating MRE's any fruit is better than none)
• Oatmeal
• Peanut butter
• Tuna pouches
• Protein bars
• Razors
• Pistachios
• Funions (not pictured)
• Life Cereal (no pictured)

Deployment Box #6 - Goodnight and Goodmorning

Another fun deployment box. Since my husband is on the other side of the world we definitely have to deal with time differences and one of us being asleep while the other is awake. This one is just filled with normal goodies that he likes. 

Includes:

• Dried fruit
• Crunch munch
• Cookies
• Butterfinger bites
• Oatmeal
• Tuna (canned and salad kits)
• Razors

Deployment Box #4 - 4th of July

It is almost independence day so I put together this red, white, and blue themed box. Using my Silhouette I cut out lots of fireworks and stars. I also filled the box all red, white, and blue colored goodies. 

Included in this box is:

• Tuna salad kits and canned tuna
• Cookies
• Peanut butter
• Rice cups
• Flavored water drops
• Corn nuts
• Poptarts
• Oatmeal cups

All these items are not necessarily that red,white and blue, but their packaging worked. Hopefully he enjoys it as much as the others. 

Deployment Box #3 - Anniversary Box

Another year where my husband will be gone for our wedding anniversary. So using my new toy (A Silhouette Cameo!!) I was able to decorate a fun box. It's not going to be as themed as the previous boxes, rather it's just going to be filled with some goodies that I know he will enjoy.

Included in the box is:

• Redvines
• Green Apple drink mixes
• Caramel Corn
• Tuna pouches
• Dried banana and pineapple
• Protein Bars
• Gum
• Corn nuts 

Deployment Box #2 - Going Nuts!

I just finished up box number two. Need to finish filling out the customs form but then this one will be on its way. This one I felt like I had a lot more to put into it, a little bit of an easier theme I guess. This one was all nut themed. I had a lot of fun cutting out my little squirrel and acorns. I glued them all on but then also used packing tape over them because I know that this box has a long way to travel and they usually arrive in pretty sad condition.

Items included in this box were:

• Corn nuts (not really a nut but I was it was funny that it kinda fit with it)
• Peanut butter
• Roasted Peanuts
• Cashews
• Nature Valley bars (Almond and Peanut butter)
• Pistachios (Not pictured)
• Oatmeal (Berry and pecan, also not pictured)

Well box number 2 is done, I wish that the faster I put these together the faster time would move so he could come home soon, but I will just have to keep busy and eventually it will be homecoming. 

Deployment Box #1 Fiesta Time!

It is that time again where my husband has deployed. We are very thankful that he is in a fairly safe place and has access to the internet. Although he isn't stranded in a desert I still like to send him special boxes filled with goodies just to make our time apart a bit easier. So the first deployment box I put together was Mexican themed.

So I covered the flaps in yellow then cut out a sombrero from scrapbook paper as well as letters for Fiesta Time. The bottom flap I leave blank to write a note.
I filled the box with some themed items:

• Crystal Lite (I did appletini cause my husband likes green apple, but margarita would be a good themed item)
• Old El Paso Tortilla Stuffers
• Old El Paso Mexican Rice
• Old El Paso Flour Tortillas.
• Can of pinto beans (not pictured)
• Queso dip (not pictured)
• Tortilla chips (not pictured)