The first day that we got to see Brenden was on his Moto run. It is the last run that they have to do. It was a little hard trying to pick him out of the group. They all had the same hair cut and clothes on. After his run, we had a family day on the base. The rest of the day Brenden got to show us around and share a lot of crazy stories. Brenden had to be back by six, it was really hard not that he couldn't come with us.
The next day was his graduation. It was a really awesome experience to see all the Marines marching in the graduation parade. After that we finished see the rest of the base and we were off to the beach. Before we could head to the beach Brenden was dying to get out of his uniform. He lost 30 pounds in basic and let just say that is clothes he worn there didn't fit so well. Good thing he had a belt.
The beach was really cold. We didn't bring our swimming suits because no one planned on getting in the water. They the end of the night most of use were very wet espesially all the kids. They were out pretty much wet up to their necks. The ocean was so much fun.
The last day in California we went to Sea World. We watched most of the shows and saw most the park. They were having a Halloween weekend, so there were different stations that trick or treat at. I think that Tori and I went to more of them then the little kids did. After Sea World we decided to drive as far as we could. We got to Mesquite at about one or two in the morning. Thank goodness that Marc was driving because I slept most of the way. Overall it was a great vacation. I got to see a new place and even better was being able to see and support Brenden. I am really proud of him and his decision to serve our country. In the short three months that he was there, I can tell a huge difference in him. He is a lot more confident and has grown so much.
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