Congratulations, Charles!!!

Yay!!! He did it!!! Congratulations, Little Brother!!!

My little little brother (He's not that little, but I guess he will always be my little brother to me) graduated from Loma Linda School of Dentistry on May 27, 2012. I couldn't be more proud of him.

I love you more than words can say; I am blessed to have you as my brother.

                                   

 In July he will be moving to Texas where he will begin work with the U.S. Army. We will miss you like crazy. Jeez, just writing about it is making me teary. Remember to always trust in God in all that you do. We know you will continue making us proud, Little Brother. Take care, and know we are always here for you, praying for you and rooting for you! Go get 'em!

Honeymoon-Part 6 (Capetown)

We ended our honeymoon in Cape Town. Cape Town was beautiful. 

The vibe was completely different. It didn't feel like Africa. It felt more like the States, like Santa Monica Promenade meets Orange County.  Beachy, yet bourgie. That's the best way I can describe it. 

I loved hearing these guys play. I even bought a CD, but I don't know where it went. We unpacked all our bags, but didn't see it anywhere. Totally bummed me out.  : ( 

While we were in Cape Town we went up to the Table Top Mountain. It's called Table Top Mountain because it's flat like a table top. 

To get up to the top we had to take a cable cart all the way up. Josh was nervous because he is afraid of heights. Sorry Josh...I just outed you.

But we made it to the top!!! 

Here are a couple of shots from the view from the top of the mountain. Gorgeous! It was amazing how blue the sky and the water were. 

We also got to see African Penguins! They live on the beach. I love penguins. 

All in all, Cape Town was amazing. South Africa was amazing and a dream come true. 

Honeymoon-Part V (Swaziland)

Swaziland....

On one of the days we went to Swaziland. To be completely honest, this was a depressing place. It was poverty stricken, it had the highest rate of AIDS in the world. 

And children were the main source of income in most of the homes in Swaziland. This is a boy who sold necklaces on the streets. He would NOT smile. Even when people bought necklaces from him he would not crack a smile. I don't know this boy, but I pray that he will one day have a reason to smile. 

Honeymoon-Part IV (Hippos and Crocs)

We went to St. Lucia. This place is literally swarming with hippos! Hippos will be walking down the main streets. Hippos will go into the hotel swimming pools to relax. NO JOKE! I'm totally serious!

We got on a boat to see more hippos and crocodiles.

Hippo's tooth. This thing was heavy and very dense. 

Croc's head

See you later alligators! After while Corcodiles! :) 

Honeymoon-Part III (Safaris)

I thought that going on a Safari was going to be like the National Geographic Channel coming to life: Lions chasing down zebras and clawing and tearing them apart. I know, pretty gruesome, but it's nature. In a lot of ways, the safaris were like the national geographic channel since we got to see so many animals roaming around. But sorry to report we did not see any lions chasing down zebras. But we did see lions and we did see zebras among many many other awesome creatures.  

we had to leave at 4:30 a.m. to start the morning safari

Beautiful South African morning

We had to follow the dung to track down the animals 

The first elephant we saw. We were so excited!

Baboon

Alligator

Birds Nests

Huge bugs rolling their nest made out of dung

Turtle

Crazy looking thing

Zebras

Giraffe

Water Buffalos

Rhinos

Hyena

And of course, the king himself!

And his family

I've heard some say that the Garden of Eden must have been in Africa due to the vast array of creatures and fauna. I think they may be right.