The Dillard Family

🇺🇸And he’s off! ✈️ Prayers appreciated for all of us in this new season as @derickdillard is at the rigorous Marine Corps Officer Candidate school (basic training/bootcamp) this summer with limited to no communication!

Lord willing, he will graduate and then go on to complete more training before becoming a Marine Corps JAG officer (Marine Corps Attorney)!

Thanks for the love and support. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

❤️Ok…military fam, give me your tips on surviving the little-to-no communication period while also internally stressing out for him! ⬇️Ha! 🙃
(I saw someone said they call the first week of their spouse being gone to training/deployment/etc. their “wallow week.” Then they create & develop their new routines and all after that…I think I’m gonna borrow that! 😂) lmk how you process best!

Soaking up as much time together as possible before he leaves for USMC OCS (Officer “bootcamp”)! 💙@derickdillard

MIA a bit more these days with sharpie all over on my hands. 😋❤️🤍💙 #usmcocsprep

🇺🇸Thankful for these days with my hubby before he ships off, wonderful mothers, friends, sunshine, flowers, food with friends…& my boys who always keep my hopping. #momofboyslife haha

Any guesses on what the stencils are for? 🙃🇺🇸😋
+ore family walks, chicken nuggets with the must have sauce, redneck bird catching, firewood & the cafe with my fave @derickdillard 💙

🇺🇸Ice cream after the spring piano recital, 11 general orders + marine hymn, honeysuckle, new wall bookshelves for boys beds (loving them! linked in my stories & LTK shop!), working dates with my love @derickdillard before he ships off to #marinecorpsocs , swim competitions & blue ribbons with @goldfish_rogersnwa , ‘merica, first watermelon of the almost summer season, family time. ❤️🤍💙

It’s been a whirlwind since our latest announcement! And as Derick wraps up teaching for the semester and preps to leave for Marine OCS (officer boot camp), we are enjoying as much time together as possible alongside our regular activities…swim lessons with @goldfish_rogersnwa , morning family runs and ruck walks, finding worms after a good spring rain, thrifting with fam, baking to our heart’s content, and cozy backyard fires. 💙 Trusting Gods plan for this wild ride amidst the crazy and adventure!