Belmains

Magnus hanging out with Jonah in the condo backyard

We have been blessed to have our family friends, the Belmains, living so close by us, to share fun times with while we have been stationed at Hurlburt Field, FL.  Dylan fist met them when he was a cadet at the Air Force Academy in 1996.  More than a decade later we are all still friends.

We have shared many a meal with them... and they have helped tremendously with watching Magnus when our schedules took us away from home.  For example, when Dylan was deployed and Deborah had a work trip, they watched Magnus (6-months old) for 2 weeks.  Over the past 2-years Magnus has grown very attached to the Belmains, especially this youngest son, Jonah.  Despite the 4-yr age difference they have a blast together.  Magnus can't get enough of Jonah (and his older brother Noah). 

Natalie (1-yr) & Maliah (6-months)

And the Belmains youngest, Natalie, is just 6 months older than Maliah.  I wonder what kind of bond they would have formed if we were to have stayed here in FL (but alas we are moving to DC in just 1-month).