Mallory's White Coat Ceremony

This weekend, we celebrated all of Mal's hard work in getting into medical school and got to watch her White Coat Ceremony at Touro University. It was awesome to see her walk across the stage and put on her white coat with so many current doctors and classmates watching. I know she is going to be an amazing doctor and I'm so proud of her for putting in so much work to enter into a helping profession. We are proud of you Mal!

Connor's 1st Day of Kindergarten!

Today was Connor's 1st Day of Kindergarten! He said it was a great day, but that "it was just like preschool!" His teacher, Ms. Wiest said he was "Wonderful!" and a "Super Student!" Connor said she picked him out as one of the students who was listening the best! So happy for him!

Michael made special pancakes for Connor's first day!

Connor brought apples to his teacher and the PM kinder teacher who teaches in his room.

 Maddie and I were so excited to pick up Connor. It seemed like a very long 3 hours! We surprised Connor with a picnic and walked to the park to eat, play, and hear all about this first day!

This is Connor's teacher, Ms. Wiest in Room 1!

Dad's Retirement Party

We celebrated Dad's retirement this past weekend at the Spring Creek Country Club in Ripon. It was a great party, with so many of my dad's friends and colleagues. It was a fun night celebrating my awesome dad and his 38 year career as a perfusionist!

Camping at Sly Park 2014

We had an amazing camping trip this year. The kids love to camp, and Michael and I enjoy it too, although we would probably prefer a hotel with a warm shower and comfy mattress! We went with the Dirksen family and Poppy and Mimi. We stayed three nights on a water front campground. The kids loved sleeping in the tent, roasting marshmallows, swimming, boating, tubing, going on insect hunts, riding bikes, and playing games. It was a really fun weekend! When we got home- we had 8 loads of laundry, the kids took two baths, and we finally got clean! The fun and memories we made were worth the dirt!