Fun Field Trip

That's right, we have another post. There are so many photos to share. This set is from Rachel's field trip. I had the opportunity to go with Rachel on her field trip to the planetarium and the children's museum. Even though it was the beginning of April it was snowy, icy, and absolutely freezing outside. Fortunately there was only a little bit of walking outside. There are no photos of the planetarium because we were rushed out so quickly. I did get some great shots of Rachel at the children's museum. Is it just me, or is she amazingly photogenic. The fact that she loves to dress up definitely makes it easier to get good shots.

Marty Finally Graduated!

Wow, another entry in less than 24 hours. Who ever would have guessed. Today I thought I would blog about our recent trip to California. We went to California for about a week right before Memorial weekend so that Marty could officially graduate. It was happy times. Marty was busy with school stuff most of the time so the kids and I did some pretty fun stuff all by ourselves. We went to the Fullerton Arboretum, but I forgot my camera so there are no photos. The next day we went to Balboa to play at the beach and take a sea lion watching tour. Unfortunately the sea was pretty rough that day so we didn't get to go out of the harbor much. We did make it out to the buoy though so we did get to see some sea lions after all. We did all have a fabulous time at the beach. You will notice from the slide show that Sophie was in classic form and is the only one playing in the water. She was also the only one who brought her swim suit. It was a little chilly in So Cal that week. The next day Marty was able to join us and we went to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. We had a ball. Well, all of us but Peter had a good time. He liked it at first, but after a while he became very frustrated that we would not let him run amok like a mad man through the aquarium. He did a lot of crying after he came to that realization.

The next day was graduation. We had a lovely graduation outside in the wind and rain. It was really cold. I was sitting there in the freezing weather being very grateful that I had just gone through a very cold Utah winter. Otherwise I would have been miserable. The Californians were not handling it well. Graduation was really nice with very good speakers. The fans (oops, I think I meant families) were rather interesting. It was like a cross between a graduation and a sporting event. Some of the people were dressed very nice and were on very good behavior. Others were in jeans and tank tops (yes, in that weather). I saw a few banners, blow horns, and even a foam hand with a photo of their graduate pasted to the palm. We were all relieved to hop into the car after graduation and leave that chapter of our life behind us.

Another Post - Finally!

Well, it's been nearly three weeks since my last post and I think it's time to post again. We have had a lot of adventures during that time period and so I think it will take several postings to get it all out. Hmmm, what to start with first...

In April we did a fun run as a family. I ran the 5K, all of the kids (that's right, Peter too) ran the 1K, and Marty took photos. We had a blast. Peter had a hard time finishing the track, but not because of the distance; he can easily run that far. He was distracted by the baseball game, the tractor on the course, the cars on the side of the road, and the playground. He really struggled with staying focused.

St Patrick's Day Fiasco

Well, it's finally time to update the blog after a long hiatus. I will start with St. Patrick's Day. As you all know, it is imperative to eat something green on St Patrick's Day. It is preferable that the food is artificially colored. Fortunately for us March is also the month of Dr. Seuss's birthday. One of Sophie's assignments was to cook and eat green eggs and ham. So, we had green eggs and ham for dinner. Mom got a little overzealous with the food coloring and the eggs ending up looking like green Play-Doh. Rachel and Peter were thrilled with their eggs, but Mom and Sophie had a hard time getting over the radioactive green color. Sophie finally cooked some regular yellow eggs and had those for dinner.

Introduction Extrodanair

Hello all. I have decided to start a blog because we are so far away from so many friends and family. This goes against every fiber of my being so we will see how diligent I am about updating this site. Right now we are anxiously anticipating the end of optometry school. We are all very ready to have some more stability in our lives. Marty has started his fourth and final rotation. One of his first days at the rotation he was doing crossword puzzles during lunch when the doctor walked in. He took one look at what Marty was doing and said, "I don't think you know enough to be doing that." Marty held up the book and said, "No, they're the easy ones." The doctor was implying that Marty should be studying optometry during lunch rather than "wasting" the time, but that wasn't what Marty thought at first. The other students thought Marty was being really cheeky and the doctor was not amused at his comment. Marty got a really good laugh out of it.