Tournament of the Kings

Last night my dad and grandpa took us to see the Tournament of the Kings at the Excalibur Hotel.  It was so amazing!  It had jousting, sword fights, fire, acrobatics, dancing, horses, evil men, and dinner complete Medievil style with cornish hens that we ate with our hands.  The kids got a kick out of the big Rootbeer mugs full of pepsi.  Ethan, Cole, and Liv all sat still the whole show with their eyes glued to the arena.  At the beginning Merlin the Wizard walked around and talked with people.  The kids were scared to death of him and hid under the table.  He came over and tried to talk with them, but they wouldn't budge. After the show the kids were chicken to get their picture taken with the actors so I went first.  Here is me with the Prince (soon to be King once his father was killed) and one of the dancing maiden's. 

Here is a picture of Shawn and I, which is a rare occasion.  But I figured since my dad was their he could take one for us.  It has been so nice this week to have help with the kids.  Thanks Dad and Grandpa!!  Below is a picture of my cute Grandpa and Liv, and some of us with more cast members.  The kids were scared of them, but I wasn't going to miss my chance of a picture with a knight and muscle man :)

First Swim of the Season

The weather was so nice today, and with company in town, we just couldn't resist our first swim of the season.  We found a nice heated pool at the hotel my dad and grandpa are staying at.  The kids had a great time.  

Saturday Picnic

Happy Valentines Day

Nothing better than some homemade goodies on Valentines Day!!

4th Picture Tag

I was tagged by my friend, Gretchen.  I am supposed to go to the 4th folder and post the 4th picture.  Recently I backed-up and cleared my hard drive of all pictures (I had WAAAY too many).  I actually only have four picture folders so far on my hard drive since the computer spring cleaning, so this picture is recent.  Just a few days ago I snapped this of Liv.  She isn't really looking at the camera, but I think it makes her look calm and peaceful-which she totally is not!

Interview Progress

Shawn is in the middle of interviewing for a fellowship.  Just thought I would keep everyone up to date on how things are going.  So far Shawn has been offered interviews at:

1. Indiana University 
   
2. University of Southern California
3. University of Michigan 
4. University of Minnesota 
5. Advocate Lutheran General (Chicago)
6. Washington University 
7. University of Missouri
8. University of Rochester
9. Medical College of Wisconsin
   
10. Ohio State University
11. Oregon Health & Sciences University Program (this one is pending, they contacted Shawn and were interested, but haven't officially offered him an interview.)

So, there is our grand list of where we will be living next.  A few more interviews still might come, but we feel very happy about the options so far.  We will keep you posted.  The fellowship match isn't until October so we have to wait a while, but we should probably have a good idea before then.

Bye Bye Binki

I have been wanting to get Liv off the binki for a while now, but it is just so easy to stick it in her mouth and get some peace. I finally felt brave enough and yesterday I snipped the top of her binki off. She just kept looking at her binki with the expression in the picture below saying, "broke". She struggled a little last night, but this afternoon she went down perfectly for her nap.

Hair

Ethan: Mom, Mom, hurry come here!

Mom: What? (after running into the bathroom to find Ethan looking in the mirror)

Ethan: Look, I am growing hair on my legs, and it's MAN hair.

Mom: Wow (with a little chuckle)

Ethan: And look at my chest, even a little MAN hair there too. But just a little.

Mom: (Speechless)

I just had to laugh at our little conversation this morning about MAN hair. Seriously, Ethan has had a layer of peach fuzz ever since birth that has never left. I am a little worried to see what happens when he hits puberty!