Moving to Southern California- HELP!

becca529

My husband and I are being stationed in Southern California in September. He is an Army recruiter, so we aren't sure exactly where we are going yet. We currently live in Northern NY, so we couldn't have gotten further from what we are used to. What is it like there? Is there a lot of family oriented things to do? We have a 8 month old son, and will be there for at least 3 years. I'm kind of scared to move so far away from family, is everyone pretty friendly? Anything you can tell me would be amazing! Its kind of hard to research the area with out being bombarded with all the "touristy" things. TIA!