A slideshow presentation reflecting my son's life as he enters the Marine Corps.

1. My Hero My Son

3. New Arrival May 24, 1992 Love at first sight .

5. Adorable

6. First Christmas 1992

7. His 1st Birthday Enjoy Mom’s Cooking while You can, Son, Because it’s a Hell of a lot Better than MREs!

8. As his mother it is my duty to post a nekkid photograph.

9. It’s a shame that his great-grandfather Cindric never got to see Tristan become a Marine.

10. Thanksgiving 1992 Niagara Falls, NY

11. . . . Because his great-grandpa was a decorated Marine who served in the Pacific Theater during WWII .

14. Who could have guessed that Tristan would follow in his great-grandfather’s footsteps from those tiny shoes . . . To these . . .

15. At one year of age Tristan was already a pro at being photographed. It was easy for him . . . Because he never runs out of smiles. Seattle, Washington

16. Sitka, Alaska 1993 Nature Lover

17. Happy to be Baptized at Saint Peters By the Sea. Sitka, Alaska

29. Scout

47. Orlando, Florida

66. 2nd Battalion, Echo Company

67. Echo Company, Platoon 2101

68. Platoon 2101

69. Echo Company; Final Drill

70. “ Hmmmm . . . I could do this.”

72. Platoon 2101 Moto Run Family Day, June 16, 2011

74. Family Day (Day Before Graduation)

76. (Second on the Left)

77. Enjoying Liberty (Family Day)

78. Semper Fidelis

79. No Longer a Boy . . .

81. The New Car Decal!

82. Where my boy became a Man. Parade Deck USMCRD, San Diego, California June 17, 2011