Last hot date...in Iowa City

Two years ago we sat in nearly the same spot to celebrate the end of step One. 

That was a big day.

 Tonight we celebrating again! 

BK graduated!! 

We are off to a new city very soon and a new chapter. 

 We are a little sad but feel its time,

 maybe it is just because we are used to moving...

 But we are ready for a new adventure:)

It was a fun date,

great to reflect,

great to remember our four years here,

fun to dream about the next place.

We may be saying goodbye to Iowa city...

But...

Forever love for our Iowa city friends

Forever Hawkeye fans

Forever grateful to Iowa for taking a chance on us

Look Chocolate

I have so much to blog.  So many memories of joy and awesomeness to record, but don't have the time yet.  As much as I want to keep order and go back and work to today its not happening...yet.   So, I resolve to try to just keep up from now.   We will see how it rolls....but had to share some joy today.

"Russell, make sure to brush teeth and go the bathroom before we go to school"

(Russell has not mastered "holding  it" so we make sure to go before we ...go:)

He ran off to the bathroom.

I round up Quint and Rhett and we head to the car.  

On our way to school I hear...

"mom i have to go the bathroom!"

"Russell....didn't you go at home?"

He responds...."I brushed my teeth...."

We pull off onto a gravel road....

I get him out and set him in his bare feet on the gravel so he can go....

I can tell the gravel is hard on his feet but he does not complain...

His pee hits the gravel and the dry dirt beneath starts to make a puddle...

and Russell says "look its chocolate Mom!"  and he giggles.

I laughed.  It did.  

All the sudden I was grateful for the outdoor restroom moment that we did not have time for....

now if I look at a dusty dry gravel road I will always know, if you pee on it, you will get chocolate:)

Graduation Day in Pictures...

Our best family Grad picture:)

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The Hood:)

 Our crew....while we figure out how the whole "hood" thing works:)
Rhett chillin', Russell rockin' the shades, Quint learning always.

Our out of town cheering section!

Hard to believe this day is here:)

waiting for ceremony to start....

The big moment!

BK looking so jazzed!

Uncle Paul and BK

BK and his Mom:)

I was bummed this pic is fuzzy...

but then I realized it perfectly displays our med school experience...

happy memories, but all a bit fuzzy:)