It's been busy around here lately! Here are a few pictures from the last month and a half or so...
Brett helped me plant some shrubs and flowers along the back of the house Mother's Day weekend....and we were still finishing things up the following week and weekend too. :) I had been wanting to do it for a long time, but kept talking myself out of it b/c I knew nothing about planting. Now I know just enough to be dangerous. :) I owe it all to my friends Maggie and Tammy, who loaned me super helpful books and answered a bunch of questions, and Brett, who did alot (or ALL) of the hard digging! Hopefully everything will survive despite this drought....argh.
Then, during Sidney's second to last week of school, our good friends the Parker's came to visit! It was mass chaos in this house with four adults and seven children ages 6 and under. :) Perhaps that is why this is the ONLY picture I have of the whole week....or perhaps it's just b/c I'm lousy at remembering to snap pictures....you decide. :) This is the big "sleepover" they had together on the P's last night here....however, as expected, Sid and Caleb ended up back in there beds before falling asleep b/c they were scared. :)
Sidney also had a ballet recital at the end of that same week. She was so excited about it!
The first weekend in June we went on our first camping trip as a family with a bunch of friends from church. Thank goodness several of them were veteran campers, and thank goodness we cheated slightly by staying in a tiny cabin with bunk bends and a window air conditioning unit...haha. :) It was a beautiful weekend to be along the Guadalupe River!
The biggest news around here is that Brett graduated from residency on June 10th! Woo hoo! He also received the Outstanding Resident Award for the Air Force and also for the Ophthalmology Department. Way to go, Brett! He's worked really hard the past four years, and now we're thankful that we can catch our breath and relax while he works as staff here for the next year. Then, this time next year we'll be off to Denver, CO where he'll complete a two year fellowship in Oculoplastics. After that, he's promised he's done "learning"--at least in official training programs--the rest of his learning will just be on the job. Don't worry, I've made him put that in writing...haha. :)
Brett with is fellow Ophthalmology graduates.
The best part about graduation was that Nana and Pop Pop came into town for a long weekend!
Then, two days later, Grandma and Grandpa C. came to visit as well!
The kiddos have been passing around a little sickness in between all the guests. It was Sid's turn last week, but hopefully now we'll all stay healthy and enjoy the rest of the summer!
Brett helped me plant some shrubs and flowers along the back of the house Mother's Day weekend....and we were still finishing things up the following week and weekend too. :) I had been wanting to do it for a long time, but kept talking myself out of it b/c I knew nothing about planting. Now I know just enough to be dangerous. :) I owe it all to my friends Maggie and Tammy, who loaned me super helpful books and answered a bunch of questions, and Brett, who did alot (or ALL) of the hard digging! Hopefully everything will survive despite this drought....argh.
Then, during Sidney's second to last week of school, our good friends the Parker's came to visit! It was mass chaos in this house with four adults and seven children ages 6 and under. :) Perhaps that is why this is the ONLY picture I have of the whole week....or perhaps it's just b/c I'm lousy at remembering to snap pictures....you decide. :) This is the big "sleepover" they had together on the P's last night here....however, as expected, Sid and Caleb ended up back in there beds before falling asleep b/c they were scared. :)
Sidney also had a ballet recital at the end of that same week. She was so excited about it!
The first weekend in June we went on our first camping trip as a family with a bunch of friends from church. Thank goodness several of them were veteran campers, and thank goodness we cheated slightly by staying in a tiny cabin with bunk bends and a window air conditioning unit...haha. :) It was a beautiful weekend to be along the Guadalupe River!
The biggest news around here is that Brett graduated from residency on June 10th! Woo hoo! He also received the Outstanding Resident Award for the Air Force and also for the Ophthalmology Department. Way to go, Brett! He's worked really hard the past four years, and now we're thankful that we can catch our breath and relax while he works as staff here for the next year. Then, this time next year we'll be off to Denver, CO where he'll complete a two year fellowship in Oculoplastics. After that, he's promised he's done "learning"--at least in official training programs--the rest of his learning will just be on the job. Don't worry, I've made him put that in writing...haha. :)
Brett with is fellow Ophthalmology graduates.
The best part about graduation was that Nana and Pop Pop came into town for a long weekend! 
Then, two days later, Grandma and Grandpa C. came to visit as well!
The kiddos have been passing around a little sickness in between all the guests. It was Sid's turn last week, but hopefully now we'll all stay healthy and enjoy the rest of the summer! 
3 comments:
You all have been busy, busy, busy. You are probably ready to rest from all of your company. I know you will enjoy having Brett out of residency. Love you guys!
Congrats Brett! Love all the family pics. You all look great!
Ya'll have been busy. It looks like it was fun busy though. Thank you for the update. Love and miss you.
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