A bit of a change...

We made it safely to Virginia Beach! We will be here until August 6th to take advantage of family time with Caleb as he takes a course called MIOC. Right now, he is an Air Intel Officer (0207) and after he passes the course, he will become a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) Officer (0202). Pretty cool, huh?

One of his Marines kindly drove us to the airport yesterday at 5 am. We weren't sure whether or not there would be a lot of people at the airport since it was Memorial Day, and fortunately, it wasn't that bad at all. We got through security without any hassles and were able to enjoy breakfast at Starbucks while we waited for our flight. I was a little apprehensive flying with Sophie as it was her first airplane ride, but she did WONDERFUL! We kept on getting compliments from people on the plane and the flight attendants on what a good and happy baby she was being. The plane wasn't completely full so were able to have a whole row to ourselves, which helped a lot. She took a couple cat naps on the long flight over to Washington, D.C., and slept the whole way from there until we arrived to Virginia. The military issued us a compact car from Enterprise and we told the clerk that we weren't sure if all of our luggage was going to fit, so he went ahead and gave us a free upgrade to an SUV! SWEEEET!

On the plane, ready for take-off!

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A sweet picture with mommy!

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She loved having a seat all to herself 

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Best place to be...in her daddy's arms. She even slept through all the turbulence!

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So I am now typing while Caleb is in class and my sweet Sophie is asleep. We just got back from taking a short trip to the beach, which is RIGHT outside our room. We were able to reserve the VIP room that has a nice living room (which I have turned into a big play room for Sophie), cable TV (so I can watch my Kardashians...haha!), fridge and microwave, a huge walk-in closet, bathroom, and big room with a king size bed. It's basically like a small apartment. The laundry room is right across the hall from us and we have an end unit on the second floor so it's nice and quiet. It's pretty much the most ideal living place that we could have asked for. 

Caleb was able to come home for lunch right when Sophie woke up from her nap. His class is only a 10 minute drive away from the hotel. 

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And this is our backyard for now...not that bad of a change! 

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Will update later...gotta make a list of groceries and essentials that we need to get when Caleb gets back! 

Love you all.