On the road...

Yesterday we traveled to Chicago for Toby to do his clinical skills board exam. He's at the testing site right now (if he ws able to follow the directions okay and not get stuck in too much traffic!). Elise and I are hanging out at my friend Rachel's condo while he completes the 8 hour exam.

Tonight we plan to drive to Iowa City and we should be in Grand Junction, CO by Friday.

Pray for Toby today! We had a long drive yesterday and last night wasn't a great night of sleep. (Elise threw up all over herself and me at 1:30am. Thankfully, she's feeling healthy this morning.)

Well... Elise and I are off to explore Rachel's neighborhood.

mommy won't leave me alone

Charlie and Elise

Coffee Tuesday

For almost a year now, my Marquette friends and I (and all our kiddies) have gotten together usually every week - and usually on Tuesdays - for cappuccinos and play time. This past Tuesday was sort of the last "coffee Tuesday" since most of us are heading out of Marquette so our husbands can do rotations at other hospitals.

It is so wonderful to have such amazing friends! I couldn't survive med school without you. I wish all of you well in the crazy months ahead!

Left to right: Elise, Laurie, Charlie, Audrey with Ethan on her lap, and Natalie with Maddie Ann on her lap.

(Ethan is Laurie's son. Charlie is Natalie's son. Maddie Ann is Audrey's daughter. We like to hold each other's kids!)

I jumped in for a picture.

Charlie and Elise entertained each other for most of the morning. They both flopped their bodies around on the big cushion and laughed hyterically at each other. The were so cute. I'll try to post a video.

Aunt Mo-mi's visit

We had a great time with you Aunt Mo-mi! We're so glad you spent the weekend with us!

"Talking" on the phone II

counting!

animal sounds

"Talking" on the phone

Fun with the Sauers

Our good friends Bryan and Betsy Sauer came all the way from Virginia to visit us this past weekend (and to experience Michigan's gorgeous U.P.). We had a great time with them.

Thanks for spending your vacation days with us!

Here they are during a hike around Presque Isle.

(Betsy and Brian are expecting their first child in November.)

Here we are with Elise in her backpack.

On Saturday, we went to the beach at Little Presque Isle (behind Toby). The water was the warmest we've ever felt it. We loved swimming, but our friends from Virginia thought we were crazy. To them, the water was still freezing. :)

Elise loves the beach!

happy after nappy

Elise was super silly after her nap yesterday. I caught some of this silliness on camera. You'll see in the video that Elise is still having trouble with saying Grandma. Gs are really hard for her! In this clip, she has lots of fun making up silly sounds in place of Grandma. You'll see... :)

kisses