Long Weekend
Finally, I get a full weekend! DominicsMom and I decided to make the most of it and we went to the San Diego Zoo. Dominic loves the petting zoo and he made a beeline directly to it. He was pointing out the pigs and going "Oink Oink!", the goats and the sheep. They even had some minature horses and he was doing his best "Neighhhh!" impression. As he was wondering around, DominicsMom was sitting outside, resting her feet. Dominic approached the gate, made a come here gesture to her and kept repeating "Come! Come!" Dominic wanted her to join him! On the way out we saw a fox. We had taught Dominic what a fox looks like only the night before and were teaching him how to say 'fox'. He didn't quite get it right last night. So today, he sees the fox and pronounces it as best as he can, really loudly, "Foc! Foc!" We quickly left...
After that we went through the Ituri Forest exhibit. He liked the monkees, but he really like the alligator exhibit. Not because of all the alligators, but because of all the fish in their tank. When he saw the tank, he made me put him down whereupon he took off throught he crowd, weaving and dodging all the adults and bigger kids. Unfortunately, he was so small he did get knocked down by one guy. The guy quickly picked Dominic up and put him on his feet (I was trying to make my way through the crowd and catch him!) As he did so, Dominic started twisting and throwing his arms around, trying to get back on his feet and make his way to the tank. Both of us had a good laugh at Dominic's fierce determination to get to the tank. He stayed by the tank, pointing and saying "Fish! Fish!" He made quite the scene when we took him away.
Dominic had a great time at the zoo and as we left we saw a peacock. Dominic was really impressed!
This week's ILOC training went well. We did some more MG shooting, both from fixed positions on the ground and from the top of HMMWV's and 7-ton trucks. The Marines really enjoyed it as they had the chance to shoot a lot of rounds. Next week we have our final Field Exercise (FEX) where we try to put everything together. Stu Segall Studios is providing the actors and pyrotechnics for the FEX. When something is supposed to go boom, like a VBIED (Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device, i.e., a car bomb), it will really go boom. It should be a good test, I'll try to take some photos.
DominicsDad
After that we went through the Ituri Forest exhibit. He liked the monkees, but he really like the alligator exhibit. Not because of all the alligators, but because of all the fish in their tank. When he saw the tank, he made me put him down whereupon he took off throught he crowd, weaving and dodging all the adults and bigger kids. Unfortunately, he was so small he did get knocked down by one guy. The guy quickly picked Dominic up and put him on his feet (I was trying to make my way through the crowd and catch him!) As he did so, Dominic started twisting and throwing his arms around, trying to get back on his feet and make his way to the tank. Both of us had a good laugh at Dominic's fierce determination to get to the tank. He stayed by the tank, pointing and saying "Fish! Fish!" He made quite the scene when we took him away.
Dominic had a great time at the zoo and as we left we saw a peacock. Dominic was really impressed!
This week's ILOC training went well. We did some more MG shooting, both from fixed positions on the ground and from the top of HMMWV's and 7-ton trucks. The Marines really enjoyed it as they had the chance to shoot a lot of rounds. Next week we have our final Field Exercise (FEX) where we try to put everything together. Stu Segall Studios is providing the actors and pyrotechnics for the FEX. When something is supposed to go boom, like a VBIED (Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device, i.e., a car bomb), it will really go boom. It should be a good test, I'll try to take some photos.
DominicsDad
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