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A little cookie monster

Aiyuki Kawahata, an 18th Annual Holiday Lights Tour attendee receives a cookie at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 16, 2017. After viewing the base’s lights displays, 35th Fighter Wing offered cookies, warm chocolate and apple cider to the children while they played games and took photos with Santa as a part of the event to foster a closer community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Santa's littlest helpers

Riku Sasaki, left, and Shunya Sasaki, 18th Annual Holiday Lights Tour attendees pause for a photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 16, 2017. During the event, Team Misawa bussed local community members around the base to view lights displayed by base housing residents and ended with refreshments and games. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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CP!

Christmas lights glow in a main-base housing window during the 18th Annual Holiday Lights Tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 16, 2017. Team Misawa members displayed many kinds of holiday lights decorations for any passerbys to view. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Cheesin' Santa

Kano Satou, left, Rimu Satou, center, and Hazuki Satou, event attendees, pause for a photo with Santa during the 18th Annual Holiday Lights Tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 16, 2017. Participants played games, took pictures with Santa and jumped on an inflatable jump house to enjoy the holiday cheer with young American children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Tidings we bring from 35th FW

Leadership from the 35th Fighter Wing greets the local Japanese Holiday Lights Tour participants at Misawa City, Japan, Dec. 16, 2017. Leadership met with participants at an off-base location in order to kick off the 18th Annual Holiday Lights Tour, which offered the 35 FW’s Japanese neighbors a chance to see American festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Christmas weaving

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Ortiz, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician, strings an ornament during the 18th Annual Holiday Lights Tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 16, 2017. The tour offered approximately 350 Japanese nationals an opportunity to enjoy base housing lights followed by a festive event for families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Just the right spot

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Ortiz, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician, places an ornament on a Christmas tree during the 18th Annual Holiday Lights Tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 16, 2017. Many Team Misawa members volunteered to bring holiday cheer to the local community by bringing Santa, cookies and fun activities while showing participants an American-style Christmas event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Yum, yummy and yum

Peppermint pretzel snacks sit in a tray at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. The 35th Operations Group raised approximately $3,750 in order to provide food, a bouncy castle and gifts from Santa during their Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En Orphanage visit, letting the children know they are loved and cared for by people outside of their community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Santa's helpers

Team Misawa members play with orphans at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. During the event, personnel dressed up as Santa’s elves and reindeer to spread holiday cheer and take photos with the orphans. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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And one for you

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kevin Cole, a 35th Operations Support Squadron targeteer, offers a gift to a child at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. Approximately 70 Team Misawa personnel traveled two hours to Hirosaki, Japan, providing children an opportunity to interact with American kids, building bonds between the U.S. and its host neighbor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Chips and sandwich, yum

Volunteers setup lunch at Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En Orphanager, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. Team Misawa often holds events with the community to support their host nation counterparts, by volunteering with orphanages, schools and elderly homes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Innocent blue

Suree Kotecki, daughter of U.S. Air Force Capt. Steven Kotecki, the 35th Operations Support Squadron chief of analysis, walks toward a bus on its way to Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En Orphanage, in Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. The orphanage encouraged volunteers to bring as many of their children as possible to give the children an opportunity to play with their own small-sized American counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Ho, ho, ho in the building we go

Team Misawa volunteers bring in gifts and games into the Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En Orphanage at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. The 35th Operations Group coordinates annually with the orphanage to provide food, games, presents and holiday cheer to the children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Journey to Hirosaki

Approximately 70 Team Misawa members traveled 2 hours from Misawa Air Base, Japan, to Hirosaki, Japan, to bring holiday cheer to 38 Japanese orphans. During the visit, members dressed as Santa, Mrs. Clause and their elves and reindeer, delivering gifts from the children’s wish list in order to remind them people think, care and love them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Going for a simple life

Erika Madrid, wife of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. George Madrid, a 35th Logistic Readiness Squadron quality assurance evaluator, shows two different parallels of her life—on the left is a cluttered life with too many toys bought all at once and the other side a simple lifestyle with focus and control over her finances. The Madrids ensure to be good stewards over their finances to avoid passing debt onto their children, paying off $230,000 in four years. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Ye ole' envelope system

The Madrids use an envelope system as a method of budgeting in their family. Every dollar has an assigned place whether going into savings, being used for entertainment or spending on groceries, and they divide each paycheck to stay on top of money handling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Clothes, clothes and more clothes

Erika Madrid, wife of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. George Madrid, left, a 35th Logistic Readiness Squadron quality assurance evaluator, holds an armful of clothing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 30, 2017. Erika said within a few years she racked up approximately $40,000 in debt from buying clothes alone and worked hard to sell a lot of unnecessary clothing in order to pay off their $230,000 debt total. Erika and George now use their financial wisdom to set many servicemembers up for success in their finances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Family holiday fun

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. George Madrid, left, a 35th Logistic Readiness Squadron quality assurance evaluator, his daughter Bria, son Judah, and wife Erika, pose for a family photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 13, 2017. George and Erika were $230,000 in debt years ago. Having a family drove the parents to make financial changes in their lives and ensured their children would not inherit any debt from them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Judah-bear and daddy-bear

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. George Madrid, a 35th Logistic Readiness Squadron quality assurance evaluator, holds his son Judah, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 13, 2017. George and Erika were $230,000 in debt four years ago, but now live debt free lives, passing on their wisdom to other servicemembers. George said the realization of being a father really hit home with him and awakened his need for financial wisdom and to learn how to be a good steward over his family’s finances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Bad bite to the bone

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sergeant 1st Class Tetsuya Aoyama, left, a 1st Training Unit assistant English instructor out of Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, and Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Kuzel, right, the 35th Security Forces Squadron S-3 operations superintendent, observe military working dog tactics during an exchange program at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 14, 2017. Misawa Air Base hosts the exchanges with JGSDF personnel twice a year, allowing their basic English course students to immerse themselves in an English-speaking military environment, further improving the relationship between the two forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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