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Jake is doing his Urban Warfare training this week. I wasn't expecting him to be home till Sunday but he will be home Saturday morning! Yay!
They have some very exciting technology that they will be working with. Each weapon has a laser specifically calibrated to the weapon's systems so it knows the rate of fire, the impact of the bullets on the target at any distance, etc. The receptors that each Marine wears documents where they get hit, by whom they are shot, when they can begin firing after being wounded, the effects of CS gas, grenades, bombs, etc.

The most expensive game of laser tag yet invented. Thank you tax payers! But it will be very realistic training and if he has to go fight in some illegal war against another nation that does not present any real danger to yours and my safety, I'd like him to be well trained.

I'm hoping for good weather this week so the boys and I can go to the park & the forest.

Next Monday I'm going to a dinner at a general's home with some other wives. Originally I was the only wife from 6th platoon (jake's platoon) and I was so happy. It's not something that many wives wanted to go to. 1, it's time away from our husbands. 2, it's a dinner with a general's wife and open socializing with unknown women.
I wanted to go because it would make Jake look good to be the only one who's wife accepted the invitation of a General in the platoon. However, all the wives from 6th platoon are attending now. There was a talk given to the husbands where it was stated that although the Family Readiness Officer could not order the wives to attend the dinner there WOULD BE 80-85% attendance. Haha. Now I'm not special. Makes me so angry.

I taught Nancy how to make bread the other day. I also discovered that I had been leaving out the second rise accidentally. So now my bread fills 2 loaf pans instead of 1! Amazing!

We are anxiously awaiting orders. Hopefully by next week we'll know where our next duty station will be!! Breath. Just breath.

the boys are learning how to play together. They love to play together, they just don't do it very nicely. Sometimes I'll send G up to his room just to get some quiet and settle him down, and Cal will run up with him. Hello! G just hit you why would you follow him upstairs? Haha. They'll figure it out.

Calvin knows what 1 is. I tell him to take just one bite and he holds up one finger. Yup, 1. And then he shoves a quarter of a sandwich in his mouth. One bite! ga.
Cal loves coconut water.

G & C have been watching a lot of Angelina Ballerina lately. They love to dance along. Guy learned what balance is and likes to hold one leg straight behind him. Cal likes to spin and try to copy G. So cute.

G is doing awesome with his Catechism. I only spent about a week on it with him so I need to start up again. I usually ask him questions from the Catechism or about his vowel sounds while he plays at the train table.

I think that's it!