Our 10th West Coast Marine Musicians' Ball! Happy 241st Birthday, Marines!
L was pretty excited to wear an old prom dress again, sewed by her mom in 1999!
L was pretty excited to wear an old prom dress again, sewed by her mom in 1999!
Band wife friend Mandy.
Z and L attended the San Diego State Homecoming game in November.
Good ol' Qualcomm stadium.
Z and buddy Caroline, both daughters of Aztec alums.
The Marching Aztecs looking good on the field.
Z was excited to meet the Aztec warrior mascot.
Fun night with the Shippee ladies.
Random November heatwave = water balloons with the neighbors.
A was a guest speaker for the Veterans' Day service at his high school alma mater in El Cajon, and gave an inspiring address to the students on integrity. So proud of him!
He also kept busy this month playing at Marine Corps birthday balls with the brass quintet (plus 2 percussionists), several of which were in Las Vegas.
Squeezed in a little birthday celebration for A at our new favorite restaurant, Texas Roadhouse! Happy 36th!
A happy turkey at her school Thanksgiving Feast.
Then real Thanksgiving with cousins in San Clemente!
Wild animals in the jungle.
L and her mama.
Z's 2nd cousin kept snuggling in A's lap.
Thankful for a nice day with extended family.
And Thanksgiving Part 2 took place the following day in El Cajon.
Game time with Big A from New York!
Z was happy to kick off Christmas early with helping Yiayia decorate the tree.
Snuggles with Thea.
Breaking out the Christmas carols.
And speaking of Christmas carols, A and Marine buddy Gregg kicked off the holiday season with some nice brass music on the patio at church.
Z loves watching her daddy play.
And since the Marine band is so busy in December, we had our Christmas party early while it was still November! Here's Z posing with her buddy Robert and her nice gift from the band, courtesy of the city of Mission Viejo!
And it's not even December yet! Stay tuned for more Christmas fun!
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