Family Day/Dining Out

SWINGING FROM THE BASKETBALL HOOP

MADE A SLED OUT OF OUR OLD TV BOX FOR TOYS

GRANT WAS IN THE BOUNCY HOUSE FOR HOURS PRIOR TO IT COLLAPSING FROM THE ADULTS HAVING TOO MUCH FUN

DAVE DRINKING FROM A FRESH COCONUT. THE THAI COMMUNITY DONATED THEIR TIME AND FOOD FOR OUR EVENT.  FOOD WAS DELICIOUS AND THEY EVEN TOOK THE TIME TO CARVE CENTERPIECES OUT OF WATERMELON AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH

EXPLORING THE HUMVEE 

I AM THE CO-LEAD VOLUNTEER FOR THE FAMILY READINESS GROUP FOR DAVE'S UNIT.  RESPONSIBLE FOR EVENTS AND SUPPORTING HIS UNIT AND THEIR FAMIIES THROUGH PRE, DURING AND POST DEPLOYMENTS.

IN CASE YOU HAVE EVER WONDERED WHAT ALL THE BADGES, RIBBONS, MEDALS, STRIPES, ETC ARE ON A UNIFORM

THE ONE NIGHT A YEAR WE ACTUALLY GET TO HAVE A DATE NIGHT. FORMAL EVENT CALLED A DINING OUT THAT IS CEREMONIAL AND FUN

JEEP'n

Our new Jeep

Purchased the jeep from "The Joker"

I've slid down ski runs without ski's out of control and jumped out of airplanes but I've never done anything as thrilling and terrifying as off roading.  Dave absolutely loved it and can't wait to go back and me I'm seriously wondering if I'll ever have the courage to do it again.  I guess the worst thing that could of happened is tipping over in a wedged in canyon which we almost did but the feeling of being on 2 wheels for even a second is gnarly! Heart stopping moments followed by "YES, we made it, that was awesome!" Grant also loved bumping around and even exaggerated his movements from side to side.  We left at 8am to meet the group at 10am, and trail blazed till 5pm.  It takes a lot of time to run through the trails because some moments need guidance while others need rock bridges built to help you get over rocks without getting stuck or breaking something. And then there are the moments where someone actually breaks a drive shaft and has to be towed or fixed. By the end of the day I was so excited to see smooth paved road after 7 hours of off roading.  Here's what our fearless leader wrote:

I would like to mention of the more memorable events of the day:

1) Oscar flipped and layed the FJ on it's side on the way down from the mountain, at night and in the dark, but survived with just a dent and a scratched... 

2) Tony snapped his drive shaft trying to go up the mountain... that's twice cleghorn has defeated Tony... 3rd time is a charm I am sure

3) 1st timers were exposed to some triple black diamond situations and navigated them well !

All in all a great day !

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Our 1st jeep club "Ohana Trails" in Hawaii but we never went off roading.  Ours is the white jeep in the front left.

Grant telling daddy to sit in the back so he could pretend to drive.  We were at the meet-up waiting for the rest of the group.

On our way up the winding trail

This guy broke his drive shaft early on and had to turn back.  He was leading the easy group us and 2 others so after he broke down we had to go to the next degree of difficulty.

He's getting towed out

Parked for lunch

UP the hill we go

Notice the rock on the left that says "Do Not go this way or you will DIE!"

Its about to get scary, just a little steep

Guiding us through the bumps, it gets really narrow and steep

M & M break

There we are at the very bottom, right

This Suzuki was awesome and fearless lol. It went everywhere. New found respect for this little jeep as big as a matchbox car

Building a bridge of rocks so he could go up and over without getting stuck