Kimball's Blessing

Sam and I were fortunate to be able to fly to San Antonio over the 4th of July to meet our new little niece Kimball and attend her baby blessing. She is such a cutie! It was also nice to be able to see my parents, my sister Ashley, her husband Kevin, and Kevin's family. Thanks for the wonderful hospitality Ash and Kev! We had a great time!

Both families

Just us girls

Sam, Kimball and I

Daniel's Visit/ Cedar Point

We were so excited to have Sam's little brother Daniel come out and visit us this past week! We had a blast and were glad we got to spend some time with him! Yesterday we went to Cedar Point to break Daniel into the Sandusky culture. It was a ton of fun!!!

Our Cedar Point Adventure started here... discount tickets!

Sam and I outside the front gate

Sam and Daniel

On the train

Also on the train...

Sam getting ready to ride the Dragster... Intense!

Fun in Columbus

This weekend I went down to Columbus to visit Sam so we could attend the temple and I could see where Sam is currently doing a neurosurgery rotation. We had a fabulous time! Here are some pictures from our adventure:

Sam and I at the temple

Sam outside of the Emergency Room

Sam outside of the main hospital entrance

Another view of Grant hospital in Columbus

Easter Festivities

Although we wish that we lived closer to family...we had a great Easter this year! The following are a few pictures of all the fun we had:

Coloring Easter eggs...

What color is it going to be ???

Hmm... my Easter basket wasn't in the closet...

I found my basket... the Easter bunny was very good to me!

I found it... in the dryer!

First Anniversary

Wow! Can you believe it has been a year?!? For our first anniversary I "kidnapped" Sam for the weekend and took him to a bed and breakfast in Niagara Falls. We had a fabulous time and even got to cross the border and spend some time in Canada! Here are some pictures of our little excursion:

Apartment Complex Fire

The week before Thanksgiving our apartment building caught on fire. We lived out of a hotel for about a week and we were then notified that our building was now condemned and that we would need to move to another apartment complex before the Thanksgiving holiday. Sam and I were so thankful for the help of our ward members and other medical school students who helped us in the move! They had us packed and moved within 2.5 hours on the day before Thanksgiving. We were amazed by all of the help and were so thankful for all of the sacrifices people made to help us in our time of need. We are truly blessed! The following are pictures of the fire aftermath.

Waves at Lake Erie?

When Sam and I moved to Ohio, I was sad to be moving so far away from the Pacific Ocean... although we would be living on Lake Erie. My dad told me to just look out at Lake Erie and it would be as if I was at the ocean because I would not be able to see the other side. When we finally got to Sandusky, the lake was beautiful but I still missed the soothing sound of waves crashing on the shore. Yesterday Sam and I went exploring and found a beautiful park with access to the lake. Believe it or not, there were even waves! I was so excited and felt a little more like I was at home! Sam was even excited to find what he calls a "Cloud Factory". Here are some pictures of our discovery!

Waves crashing against the rocks

Sam and I

More waves!

The "Cloud Factory"