It's a good life.

Friday night movie with the Curtis'.
The feature: Annie
The treat: Chick-fil-a milkshakes
The true entertainment: Listening to Will belt out "Tomorrow." It's quite amazing.

So much fun

Cari, January, Amelia, me, Marlies, Shannon

Last weekend was our first-ever reunion with my girls from our time UCLA. Since Shannon will be giving birth in a month, we headed to Seattle for our girl's weekend. It was rainy and cold and I loved every second of it. We hit the spa, shopped, baked, laughed, ate, slept and just got caught up after not seeing each other for years. The greatest part: it was like no time had passed at all. Love you girls.

Alex's Unity Program

Alex's Pre-K class had a "Unity Amidst Diversity" program tonight, where all 40 Pre-K kids sang and danced and performed for much longer than little brother Will could handle (I keep wondering when Will will learn what it means to whisper. Shouldn't he know by now?) The program also honored Martin Luther King Jr. They played a very short clip from the "I Have a Dream" speech and sang a song called "A Man Named King." I must admit I shed some tears watching those innocent little children belt out such a powerful story through song.
A Man Named King
Once there was a man named King, Alleluia;
They called him Martin Luther King, Alleluia
King was wise and he was good, Alleluia
He believed in brotherhood, Alleluia
He had a dream for you and me, Alleluia
He knew that all men must be free Alleluia
The freedom road is weary and long Alleluia
But Martin sang a freedom son, Alleluia
We must keep the dream alive, Alleluia
Freedom's song can never die, Alleluia
Once there was a man named King Alleluia
They called him Martin Luther King, Alleluia

Playing Catch-up

I've been in withdrawal since we returned from our Christmas vacation. Seriously- it's been a really hard adjustment. Usually I'm happy to return to the routine, but not after this trip. It was just that fun. But- life goes on and since I'm headed out of town again tomorrow (Girl's Weekend in Seattle! Wo-hoo), it's time to get caught up.
A glimpse at our travels:

The Wedding
This is the only picture we have to document our time in Park City before heading to Costa Rica. We were so busy having fun we didn't remember to take any pictures. The boys spent a few days with the babysitters while I spent a few days with grown-ups. It was amazing. Alan made it to Utah in time to be my date at the wedding.

Christmas morning in Costa Rica- a happy reunion with cousin Elle-Belle

Alex adjusting to vacation mode!

There was lots of game-playing.

Will making friends with a monkey.
Ready to do the zip-line.So maybe I let my 2-year old do the zip-line by himself...he loved it, for the most part (yes, he's covering his eyes).
The only picture of our riverboat adventure. We had monkeys crawling onto our boat, saw tons of crocodiles, pink flamingos, iguanas.... it was amazing.

It wouldn't be a Clarke vacation without some of this.
When we weren't at the beach we were in the pool.
Surfing Lessons: Believe it or not, we all surfed. I never thought I would be able to say I went surfing! It was a blast (by the way, Brando, we owe you for watching our kids-Thank You).
After Costa Rica we went back to Guatemala City with my parents to spend a few days. The highlight: climbing the Mayan Ruins of Tikal.

And now we are home.

It Is Finished...Almost

After more than a year of planning and agonizing..... It is finished.

Reception DeskWaiting room with Wii, PS3, and HDTV. Waiting room has 20' ceilings.

Fingerprint scanning check-in station & brushing station

New patient & Consultation room

Open bay, 4 plumbed ops and one "quick check chair"

Storage next to quick check chair

instrument/supply counter with lab sterile pass through

LABThank you Christie for putting up with me and my late nights planning!

I LOVE YOU!!!!

The Barn is finished...... time to work on the farmshouse!

ANNOUNCMENT

Camp Pendleton MudRun

Saturday, June 14, 2008

9:00 a.m. start time

The more the merrier- let me know if you are in. This was one of the highlights of 2007 for us- it is so much fun. We're putting our team together now and will be registering officially in one week.