Jan 14, 2013

Camille milestone

Just prior to turning 6 months...Camille started solids. She followed suit with her brothers...she had a couple of meals of rice cereal and then would not touch it again! Here is the first time:



Christian's 11th!!

Yep...6 months ago...Christian turned 11...here are the pics to prove it !
 We had literally been our home less than a week...the house was a disaster still!


 Dinner at Crab's on the beach ...one of local favs
my 4 favorite guys!

Nov 13, 2012

Our boys are back

Out of necessity, we had to be seperated from our boys for a few weeks as we moved across the country and searched for a place to live. It was hard...but it was definitely better than torturing them through all the things we had to do within that time frame. We finally got them back in the middle of July...the first thing they wanted to do was check out our "new" beaches. They found some pretty profound differences...some good, some not so great....they LOVE, love the warm water. They miss good surfing and boogieboarding waves...there are waves here...just very inconsistently. With warm water, comes new wildlife...the kids wanted nets and snorkels to check it all out. They water is pretty here...blue and clear.






Four of July...farewell party

This was a bittersweet day for us. We were so grateful that many of our friends and family came to hang out at the beach on the 4th...since it was our last day in San Diego. It was not the best beach day...in fact, it was darn cold. But it was fun to spend time with everyone.
 Camille chilling with her McEwan girlie cousins.
 Daddy and Joel watching the fireworks by the bonfire
 the bros deciding when to brave the cold water with little waves
my girlie's first fireworks

Oct 9, 2012

HUGE day...RESIDENCY GRADUATION!!!

"Congratulations to my amazing wife on OUR residency graduation yesterday. The certificates may have had only my name listed, but all of our accomplishments over the past 13 years have been made together. Thank you for being the best partner and friend I could ever ask for! -G "

June 23rd was  big day..a day we have been working toward for...well, our whole married life! And although Gavin has had many graduations and celebrations over all his schooling and training endevours...this was kind of the pinnacle. One piece of paper embodies...13 years of studying, sacrificing, moving all around the country, sleepless nights, sleepy days, missed birthdays/anniversaries/kids activities, living below poverty level, debt, stress, pressure,worry, thankless work, underpaid and overworked, filling the brain with more than it can possibily retain,lonely nights/weeks/months without a husband, celebrating successes, mourning over failures. How do you even describe this road we have traveled? A road that no one in either of our families had travelled before...so it was an unfamiliar, unaccompanied road. This was the end....or is it just the beginning. Now, several months into life outside training...I think the reality is...the road is beginning and evolving. Medicine is a tricky profession. For now, I will say....I am grateful that some of the hardest parts are over...and I do look forward with optimism that the payoff...in all forms...will some day come our way. But sadly, the end of residency also meant the end of our stay in San Diego, home...and off on another adventure...another learning experience...another uncharted road! From CA to FL.....now with 4 kids, our complete family in tow!









Just a quick bragging point....to say residency was easy for Gav would have been comical. But...this night, he recieved several awards...one of which was the research award given to only one. I was so proud/shocked...sometimes he surprises even himself <3 p="p">
Partners in crime

Sep 19, 2012

Big Day..5th Grade Promotion Creekside Elementary

Back in my day (haha...I sound really old!), it was 6th grade promotion...but now that elementary ends at 5th grade...it was time. Christian was more than ready to progress and be promoted up to middle school. He attended 4 elementary schools to get to this point...yikes!
 Here he is shaking with the principal with his teacher looking on
 They all sang "Do I make you proud?"...it was a great song...I totally cried....Christian seemed thrilled to be singing in front of so many people =)
 Christian was chosen to present the class gift to the principal.
Camille loves her biggest brother...cute moment!
 With Maguire and Makenzie (his two best friends) showing off the baby sister
 Daddy took off just enough time to make it to the ceremony
 Some of the buddies
Even Gammy came to see Christian graduate
 The crew
 Christian and Mrs. Callum, 5th grade teacher....he LOVED her
 Gammy and Camille
My sweet little 3 month old