Our son is going to be deployed June 1. He has 2 3/4 little girls (one is still cooking).
I plan to make an "I spy" quilt for them. I thought at first I could do 2 (one for him & one for the girls) but realized it would be too hard. I plan to make one and then take pictures of it, laminate the pictures and send that to him so he can "play" with them online with the web cam when he gets the chance. Just an idea to bring the kids into the conversation if you have that ability so it's not just "dead air" when they talk.
Thank him and YOU for all you do. I know how hard it is on families during a deployment.