He's Ready For Boot Camp

I sent this picture to The Dude in Cammies....he replies back, "He is ready for Boot Camp" lol

Road Trip Day Two

They headed out of Mississippi and sent me this picture......the next text came from Arkansas......and they stopped in Oklahoma! They are quite the road trippers!!! They seem to be having fun and they haven't killed each other yet!!!! And the jeep is still going strong!!! All is good!

Road Trip Day One

These two are so silly! They had a great first travel day of their road trip to Barstow! They went from North Carolina, to South Carolina, to Georgia, and ended their Day One in Alabama! They are both still alive and the jeep is still running! All is good on the road trip to California!

Stopped To Say Goodbye

Ed and Vicki stopped by my work to say goodbye before they headed out.....

She said to hurry because she was freezing!!!!

They are heading out!

One last goodbye....

The Navigator.....She's doing my job....

They've got their Pringles.....

All of Ed's bags....

Vicki's bag

Last Morning Together

It's our last morning together for awhile.....we had family prayer together, than a quick family picture before we all scattered.  It was funny listening to the kids.  They were like, OK, this is no big deal, just 5 months....we are all in America.....only a 3 hour time difference.....Dad isn't getting shot at......or driving over IED's......
Than it was time for me to drive 'solo' (Ryan's most un favorite word) to work.  Ed had started my car up for me, so she was all nice and toasty warm for me.....but sooo sad to be riding by myself and knowing coming home The Dude in Cammies will no longer be here... 

Tourniquets and Family Home Evening

Tonight for Family Home Evening Ed thought we should all learn how to apply a tourniquet. He pulled the type of one that he uses when on the battlefields. Vicki cries out, "Is there blood on it?!"  Ed laughs while telling her that it is a brand new one he just took out of the wrapper and i am laughing telling her that those are NOT taken off until the injured person arrives at the medical facility, that Dad would never have a used one on him.  She let out a huge sigh of relief and than laughed at how dumb that would be to take it before they loaded up the wounded on the med evac.  The kids had fun practicing on each other. Ryan was scared Vicki was going to hurt him and was begging to not have Vicki eb the one to practice on him.  These kids are sooo funny.  But, Ed would tell them the injury and than they would apply the tourniquet where it needed to go.  He also showed them how they could use other things for a tourniquet. It was a fun FHE with lots of laughter and some learning involved.....

Silly Waiting Photos

While waiting for The Dude in Cammies the kids were being silly.  Here are just a few of the kids while waiting....

Because They Want to!

These Marine Corps Brats are the coolest!  They all have little sibblings that get home later than them.  No matter what the weather they drop what they are doing and head back down to the bus stop to pick up their little brothers or sisters.  None of them do this because they have to, they do it because they WANT to!!!  gotta love these USMC Brats!!!