Dinner in Afghanistan

Lamar had dinner the other night with some Afghan locals. They are working on establishing good relationships with the people around them. Lamar said they had made some friends. Amazing pictures...

Lamar update

Lamar is at his base in Afghanistan and is settling in. He has been touring the area and is starting to meet with the tribal leaders to establish a connection with them. He is doing well, he gets two warm meals a day at breakfast and dinner, and he gets a MRE for lunch. It sounds like living conditions are rather rustic, but the Marines are tough and are making it work!

Thanks for all the love and support!

A fisherman and his fish...

Miles had a great time this Halloween. He loved trick-or-treating and had a lot of fun pretending to be a fisherman. The other day he told me he wanted whiskers again. He found my eyeliner, grabbed it, and drew on his face really quick. Funny kid. I thought little Nico was the cutest little fish!

Readjusting

We got back from our trip to California last weekend. We had such a great time! The following posts contain pictures of some of what we did while we were together.

We said goodbye to Lamar early Friday morning. It was difficult, of course, but we are doing okay. Each day is one day closer to being together again, and we are so proud of our husband/daddy.

Lamar is doing well. He is slowly making his way to his base in Afghanistan. So far the communication has been okay, so we are grateful for that. We are also grateful for all of the love and support that we have been shown by so many wonderful people. It's a great thing to see how much caring and generosity people have to give.

The boys are I are readjusting to our life with Lamar away. The time Lamar was away training in California sort of prepared us, so we are doing okay. The boys are doing great. Miles is happy to be back in school and Nico is as sweet and easy as ever!

Our family the morning Lamar left

San Diego Zoo

Disneyland

Miles loved the teacups

The Aquarium of the Pacific