Annual Ortho Picnic

More orthopedic residency events! Yes, it is that time where all over our great nation new interns, i.e. new graduates with MDs, head off to their teaching hospitals to get welcomed into their residency programs, which can be anywhere from 3-7 years. We are welcoming our new 4 residents here with several events and this weekend was no exception as we hosted the Annual Picnic. The rain stayed away (thankfully!) and Salsaritas came to my rescue with the food and I think everyone had a grand time. Here are a few of the photos...

A piece of the puzzle

Sullivan received a few great puzzles for Christmas ("chunky puzzles" from Melissa and Doug) from her Gigi and well, it seems that for the moment, the pieces are much more interesting as subsitutes for a paci!? (Did we get rid of it too soon?!) Sullivan selects either the turtle or dog puzzle piece and slips it in her mouth each day as we play in our den! Here she is in all her glory.

Included above are also a few recent pictures of the Orthopedic Resident Roast from last weekend. The first one is of the rising 3rd yr class and then the girls, both wives and 2 residents. The whole program gets together each year for a night of dinner, drinks and a humorous "roast" of a send-off for the graduating 5yrs. A very fun night indeed.

Happy 4th Anniversary to us!

Tonight, four years ago, Lee and I said our vows in Holy Spirit Church in Montgomery, Alabama. We enjoyed a lovely garden reception at Dawson's at Rose Hill, an old, small plantation home off of highway 80, just parallel to 85, and had a ball with family and friends. We celebrated this year by finally engraving our rings and the evening tonight with yummy home-cooked steaks, a nice Pinot Noir and even ice cream cones for dessert. Happy four years to us!

PS- I don't have any digital pictures of our wedding, so these are just a few from 2006 and 2007.

Fun with family

Sullivan and I spent the last 7 days back at home in Montgomery and spent some wonderful, much-needed down time with family. We also fared our first airplane experience, basically unscathed except for sore arms and sticky lollipop mess from all of my attempts to keep a 14mos old quiet, content and seated in my lap for long periods of time! Whew! I'm glad to be home...
Above you'll see pics of the grandmothers, Aunt Lauren and cousins Josephine and McRae.