3X's the Charm

Liam Turned 3!! 

Happy Birthday, Bud!

Yes, he can be Batman and a Joker at the same time.

 Tanner helped me with the Batman logo. Good thing, too. Mine would have turned out like a moth.

 

I've always been excited for Liam to turn 3 because that's the year Tanner graduates from Pharmacy School!

 It was fun to see Liam enjoy his day. He really enjoyed his gift & loved the other two he received from his Grandparents- Thank you so much! 

April is our Birthday month so get ready for round 2! Julian turns 1 on the 23.

Shine On!

We've been able to head home where the sun and sand is no stranger- I figured it was time to get some kind of use out of my flip flops! 

  Even though this new park we visited is completely all sand, there is still an area set aside for the kids to play in the "sand pit." Nice. 

After the first initial shock from the sun, Julian was thrilled to try out his first swim of the season. Thank you, dear sun for coming back and gracing us with your 85 degrees!

I think Liam really felt like he was back in his element; no socks, messy hair and outside with friends and Cheeto dust on his shirt. He's going to really miss his cousins.

I think we are starting to miss home, but I am not going back until it is at least 65 degrees!

A Walk to Beautiful

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beautiful/haml-05.html

I recently watched a show on PBS called, "A Walk to Beautiful." This film exposes women in Ethiopia who have developed medical complications due to childbirth. This complication, combined with their limited heath care, keeps them treated like outcasts among their family and friends. 

Isn't it humbling to hear stories like this? One woman explained how her desperation drove her to walk 6 hours to reach the nearest bus that could take her to a hospital for help. It was interesting and touching. It's always good to be reminded of how blessed we in the U.S. are. 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beautiful/haml-03.html

This picture demonstrates how the women there are expected to do most of the hard labor and work. I definitely need to complain less and be more content with what I have!

Even though this may seem a little far out, these women are still real- that is what makes you feel for them when you see pictures of them and hear their story.

You can watch "A Walk to Beautiful" here. 

Happy Valentine's BFF

Happy Day

This May Tanner will graduate. That being said, Tanner was offered a job this past weekend at a call center for drug information! This service is provided to pharmacists, doctors, and residents that live within the region. Physicians call this center with questions they are stumped on and it is Tanner's responsibility to handle their questions mostly through research and sheer BRAIN!

Another main part of this job will be for Tanner to oversee the students that come through on their rotation. He will also work with the students when they do their clinicals at school, and have the opportunity to teach a class at the University to first year students.

This residency has him do a bunch of research on a topic of his choice. He will also be doing research on Medicaid. From this, I believe he will also be publishing too- no big deal.

This residency is awesome because of the direction Tanner is taking; having this educational based residency really makes him specialized so that he would be able to teach in his career. There are many different residency's he could pick and try to get... we are very blessed to have this amazing opportunity! Congrats, Love. I am so grateful to you and all your hard work.