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Seven Temples Together
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Cree and Crystal began their relationship one month before Cree went through the temple for the first time in Mesa, Arizona. This, only after a month of being engaged. Ever since their wedding in the Mesa temple, the two of them always keep their eyes open for new opportunities to go.
I did forget to add the Pima, Arizona temple to this list… oh well, one to grow on.
Six Public Schools
- Twentynine Palms Elementary
- Pathfinder Academy
- Sequoia Charter School
- BITZ Intermediate
- Tucker Creek Middle School
- Kate Waller Barrett Elementary
Five Separate Surgeries
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- Cesarean; Matthew was breach and extremely large, so Crystal had to be cut open to give birth.
- Brain Surgery; Matthew was born with a cyst in his brain, and needed a surgery at a month old to place a slit between the cyst and ventricle.
- Cesarean; Because of the already tender stomach, we decided it might be best to deliver Melody through a cesarean as well.
- Biopsy; After finding a lump, Cree went through a biopsy to ensure the lump was benign.
- Urology Repair; A badly planned training event cause several injuries, including crushing one of Cree’s organs; a simple procedure to fix.
Four Family Moves
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The Marine Corps keeps us moving. Over the course of our first seven years together, we’d lived in five different cities, the Marines moving us four times.
Three Wonderful Children
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They’re adorable, enough said.
Two Furry Therapists
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One Long Deployment
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Cree deployed to the Mediterranean for six months, visiting nine countries.
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