This past week marked the completion of CIMT (Chaplain Initial Military Training) for Dan - the first 4 weeks of Chaplain School which is most like a 'Basic Training' month. It's the more physically rigorous of the 3 months; hopefully his schedule will become a bit more routine going forward. We're all really excited about this as it indicates we're 1/3 of the way through our time here at Fort Jackson! Not that we're wishing it away, but we're looking forward to being a bit more settled than living out of a hotel. Daniella and I got to watch Dan's 'Beret Dawning Ceremony' Friday morning which indicated the completion of these 4 weeks. They were granted permission to now wear the Army beret rather than the patrol cap they'd been wearing. Ironically, for the Army's birthday this week, the Chief of Staff of the Army gave the gift of no longer having to wear the beret but instead wear the patrol cap (which many feel is more comfortable, and provides a bit of shade over the eyes, etc). Soooo the ceremony was a little anticlimactic :).
We took advantage of Dan not having to march or train this Saturday morning by taking Daniella to the Riverbanks Zoo. We all had a really great time! It was fun to do an outing together as a family and Daniella is the perfect age to start appreciating the zoo.
Unlike the Bronx Zoo, which is HUGE, this was much smaller in comparison and we hit up the more exciting animal exhibits by 12:00pm. Perfect timing as we were able to get back home for Moen naptime (them, not me) ;). Below are a couple of photos and videos that highlight Daniella's morning... enjoy!
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