It's good to be home!

We were very glad to take a trip to California to visit family. We especially wanted to see Nona (G's grandma) before he leaves for bootcamp. We are not sure if she will still be around when he returns.

We got to see our siblings and some of our closest friends. There just wasn't enough time with everyone. We were so lucky to have enjoyed so much with so many. We got to take the kids to the La Habra Children's Museum, have a family movie night at Kandi's parents', have a delicious family dinner, spend a few hours at Disneyland, and we got to have dinner and a movie. The kids loved being able to wear their shorts and play at the park.

Thanks so much to Norma, Gloria, Giovanni, Kandi, the Conners, Neil and Kathy. You all helped things to be very pleasant and enjoyable.

*Kathy, was a real trooper. She was sick so she stayed away even though little kids are her greatest pleasure. I think she likes them better than her elliptical.*

In case we forgot to tell anyone...

Giampiero enlisted with the US Army. He has been assigned to be a "tanker", which means he will learn to operate, maintain and repair the army tanks (Abrams). He will be going into bootcamp in Fort Knox, Kentucky on February 24th. There will be 9 weeks of basic training and then he will stay for an additional 5 weeks of tank training. After that we hope he can take some vacation time to spend at home (and a trip to California) then off to his first assignment. Chances are he won't be home for the baby's birth, but we are okay. I have my mother and sister here with me and I will stay living with them until we are able to join Giampiero on base.

We are all very proud of Giampiero for serving our country, providing for our family, and fulfilling one of his dreams.