The Big Move!

June 21, 2008

So finally the big move is here, the movers came and packed up the entire house in 8 hours. I could not believe it, we have a ton of stuff and everything is in a box ready to go.

Mike's step mom Jill is here for the move with us and has been an enormous help. We are road tripping it to Michigan with 2 cars, 3 adults, 1 baby, and 2 dogs...unbelievable. We are like our own circus!

We made it to Indiana the first day and planned on spending one night there and seeing some friends. Unfortunately thanks to Fletcher's stupidity we spent 2 nights there. Fletcher at Sassy's whole bottle of pain meds and landed in the vet overnight for hydration. So we spent an extra night there which actually turned out to be a lot of fun.

We were able to have dinner with Kelly, Marty, and their daughter Emily.

The next night we had dinner with Amanda, Doug, and their daughter Addie.

We were also able to visit with our old neighbor Freddy. He was so excited to meet Liam and enjoyed playing with him.

On our third day we went straight to Michigan, our new home sweet home. The mover made it there and everything went pretty well. We are so excited to be here and see what the future brings!

Daddy Graduates for the Final Time!

June 21, 2008

So after 14 years of dedication and hard work Mike has finally finished his medical training. YEAH!!! We are so proud of Mike and everything he has accomplished.

I think that the last 2 years in Alabama have been the most exciting and fun for Mike. It was great to be able to watch him develop into an excellent doctor and skilled surgeon (from what people tell me!). I loved to see him so excited after a big case and to then see him so pleased with himself when he saw the patient post op. He has truly matured into a caring doctor that wants what is best for his patient and perfects his skills to achieve the best possible result.

Dr. Long and Matt (Dr. Vicinanzo, the previous years fellow who stayed on to practice with Dr. Long) became not only great mentors but friends that we will have for a lifetime. Matt's wife Erin and I also had the chance to become great friends. Since the baby was born we spent many a weekends at their house for dinner. I will miss them so much!

So anyway, Mike graduated and the University had a very nice dinner for the residents and fellows. Matt gave Mike his certificate since Dr. Long was out of town. Brooke also came for the big event but secretly I think it was for one last hug from Liam :). It was a great night!

Liam's First Southern Belle Girlfriend!

June 21, 2008

Liam has many sweet spots in his heart for many different women, but Brooke has a special place in his heart. Brooke is the office manager at the practice where Mike did his fellowship and Liam just lights up every time he sees her. He giggles, smiles, and flirts endlessly! He is so shameless. Then after all the fun is over he snuggles in for a good nap. Liam will really miss his time with Brooke.

Grammy Jill Comes to Help Us Move.

June 18, 2008

Mike's step mom Jill has come to stay with us to help us pack and move to Grand Rapids, MI. We are so excited to have her here not only to help us but to also spend some quality time with Liam. It was great to see Liam start to recognize her and become excited when he saw her. He is growing up so quick.

Happy Father's Day Daddy!!

June 17, 2008

Today we celebrated Mike's first Father's Day. Liam and I had been working on a little surprise for Mike and I was so excited to give it to him!

We made Mike a stepping stone for the garden with Liam's sweet little footprints. It turned out better than I expected and Mike really seemed to like it. Oh how I love my two boys!

Play Date...

June 10, 2008

Today Liam and I went over to Ginger's house for recipe club, it was a small turn out but we had a great play date. Liam's 2 little friends are Porter (the older little guy) and Brantley.

Porter was very interested in the babies but the babies did not have a clue. Today reminded me of that commercial where they show three women sitting on a couch eating tostitos and talking about how it was a great idea for a playdate. The camera then pans to the kids and there are 3 babies sitting in their car seats!

Grandma Jean Visits Liam!

June 6, 2008

Mike had to go to San Francisco to take his oral boards to become board certified so my mom came to stay with Liam and I. We had a great time having some girl time plus one adorable baby boy:) My mom gave Liam his bath every night and had fun letting him splish-splash all over the kitchen. He was full of smiles for his Grandma Jean.

Liam is always the happiest in the morning...so Grandma Jean and him got along really well. They had fun times smiling and laughing at each other...

We had a great time with grandma Jean!