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Summer Fun!

One of the best things about living in California for the summer is being closer to family. We've already been up to Northern CA twice to visit James' cousin, Gabriel.Aunt Marthaa and Uncle JT are Gabriel's proud parents. Gabe is a sweet little guy!Grandpa Mel has also visited! What a great looking group of guys! Being out here has also given us a wonderful opportunity to catch up with friends we haven't seen in a while. Here's James with my good friend Vince. I've known Vince since our junior year of high school and we went to the Academy together too.Of course we've visited Sea World and James was able to see the beluga whales! Another fun part about the summer is making new friends. We've been fortunate to meet up with another Navy family doing the same move from Jax to CA to MD and James really enjoys playing with them.
Summer fun - summer yummies!

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artstew said…
Talk about summer fun! James is growing up so fast and is such a handsome little man. We love you.

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