We packed the car and took a weekend trip to California. Sadly, Dusty had to work, so it was just me and my beauties! Our first stop was Aunt Jenelle's house. She is as beautiful and hard working as ever.
Aly & Ty liked Auntie's fluffy bunny. He was very friendly and passive. They also enjoy playing with the water turtle. This time
Aly got bit!!! I tried not to laugh because it scared her, but seeing a turtle dangling from her thumb was just like a movie and I couldn't hold back the laughter! She had a small mark, but everything turned out fine. She still likes turtles.
Next, we stopped at the Ray's new house in our old neighborhood near the beach. They happened to have a litter of kittens. It was nice to see the Ray family. They have a cute little house and they have put lots of time and energy into renovations. I miss spending time with them! Anna was my first Marine wife friend and she was a huge support while I was pregnant with Alyssa. She was also pregnant and her husband was deployed with Dusty.
Our final destination was Camp
Pendleton, to visit some long time friends. Vanessa lived next door to us in 29 Palms, CA. At the time, Destiny was 4 months and Alyssa was 3 weeks. Both of our husbands were on the same deployment in Al
Quim, Iraq. Later, they were both stationed at
Edson Range at Camp
Pendleton. Recruiting duty has
separated us by distance, but we remain good friends. It was great to see how much Destiny and Sarah have grown. It was also nice to meet the new baby for the first time!
The girls waited all year to visit California because they wanted to catch snails. You would never guess that
Aly cried the first time I showed her a snail! Now, she would keep them as pets if I allowed it. When Auntie Jenelle was 3 or 4, she figured out that our mom was killing snails in the flower bed. This
prompted her to begin a rescue operation. She secretly housed about 50 snails in our plastic Fisher-Price kitchen set! It's one of those memories that will stay with me forever.
The girls did an Easter Egg hunt with friends on good Friday. We had dinner with some relatives on Easter Sunday. My girls are the biggest blessings of my life.
Our final destination was Camp Pendleton, to visit some long time friends. Vanessa lived next door to us in 29 Palms, CA. At the time, Destiny was 4 months and Alyssa was 3 weeks. Both of our husbands were on the same deployment in Al Quim, Iraq. Later, they were both stationed at Edson Range at Camp Pendleton. Recruiting duty has separated us by distance, but we remain good friends. It was great to see how much Destiny and Sarah have grown. It was also nice to meet the new baby for the first time!
