Less than 2 weeks!

Yeah...we can't wait. You have no idea how excited we are to come to Washington for Thanksgiving, two whole weeks! We miss our family and friends dearly. Plus, we are excited to see the new babies we haven't yet seen! Hopefully, Jake will have his leave approved this week, he is pretty sure he will get it. At church tonight for family home evening, Jake spoke about Veteran's Day. It was really nice to hear him talk about his feelings toward the military. There were people there of all ages! It was a lot of fun. He got asked a ton of questions. One was if it was hard for him being LDS in the Marines. He said not really, it goes three ways. First, they throw their jokes, then they have respect for him, and lastly they always ask him for advice. The other Marines want to know how Jake is always calm and can handle the most stressful moments. It's the spirit that is always by his side to help comfort him he told. Anyways, that was my favorite part of his talk. There were a few young men that are considering joining the military. Also, we went to the 233rd Marine Corps Birthday Ball. That was beautiful. The ceremony, and presentations were well put together! Happy Birthday Marine Corps!