Doctor Ryan Harris in the House!

After four long years - actually they kind of flew by in a lot of ways - Ryan has completed Medical school and is officially a doctor! Weird I know! He doesn't feel like one. It was such a fun day and I am so proud of him. I can't believe this wonderful chapter of our lives has come to an end. I have LOVED living in Charlottesville. We've had such a great experience living out here and have grown so much. Way to go Ryan! I love you and am very proud of you!





Ryan's parents were able to fly out for the big day. It was so great to see them and show them around our lovely little town.

Cancun, Mexico

Two years ago when Ryan and Scott were half way done with medical school we went to Playa Del Carmen and had a blast. By the end of the trip we promised we'd come back to Mexico two years later when they graduated. So, last month we spent a week at the Gran Caribe Real in Cancun. It was a fabulous all-inclusive resort. We spent the week eating obscene amounts of food, sipping endless supplies of margaritas and pina coladas on the beach, and relaxing and reading by the pool. We also snuck in a trip to Chichen Itza one day which was cool. Anyway we had a great time and I can't believe this four year chapter of our lives is coming to an end. It has been wonderful. So here are some pictures from the trip. I wasn't to camera happy this trip being 5 months pregnant in a swimming suit and all, but here are a few anyway.

Family Pictures and Bath time!

Lincoln loves nothing more than bath time. We wonder how long he would stay in there happily if we let him. Probably hours. He loves to splash and kick his legs. We love to watch him.

I realized I have no pictures of Lincoln, Ryan and I framed or hanging in this house and he's almost ten months old! Wendy was kind enough to take some family pictures of us last weekend. I'm debating between the first two as to which one to blow up and frame. Any thoughts?

Such cute little buds

Frustrations of Crawling

Poor Lincoln wants to crawl so bad but he just can't figure it out. He tries and tries and then gets frustrated and the end result is what follows in the video. Keep trying Lincoln! You'll get it soon!

Take me out to the Ball Game

Ryan was so excited to take Lincoln to his first baseball game. I wasn't there for the event but they seemed to have a great time. The UVA Cavaliers are ranked number one this year which is pretty cool. I think this was the first of many father son baseball games. Maybe next year we'll have to dress him up like a Pirate for the Pittsburgh pirates games. That could be fun.

Match Day Maddness!

So it's official. It is so official it was in the newspaper. We're headed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in June for Ryan's intern year of residency. It was a crazy whirl-wind of a week coming to that conclusion but now that it's stamped and confirmed I'm starting to get used to the idea and even a little excited. I've loved Charlottesville and all the wonderful friends I've made and people I've known, but I'm embracing the adventure of a new city. We could be there one year....we could be there 5 years....we could be there for the rest of our lives. Time will tell. So far good things I've learned include it's quite affordable to live there, family friendly, big, awesome hospital and medical program, and cheaper to fly from there to Utah than it is from Charlottesville. Some of the negatives are I wish it were warmer year round, it's pretty polluted, and hard to navigate (thank goodness for the GPS). For now Carpe Diem! That's the attitude I'm adopting. Hopefully I'll still feel that way in six months. Congratulations Ryan. You make me proud!

Costa Rica

Ryan and I spent a week in Costa Rica this month and had a blast. It was probably one of the most fun vacations I have ever experienced. If I had to describe Costa Rica in two words they would be Jurassic Park. It was such a jungle. There were monkeys right outside out beach house everyday! The only bad part was that I missed Lincoln SO MUCH!!!! Wendy was so nice to watch him for us but she had a pretty horrible week that you can read all about here.

Our group was so awesome. There were 8 of us and we all got along so well and really enjoyed each other. From left to right below, Brad and Danielle Curtis (finishing law school at UVA), Kellen and Sarah Fowler (starting law school at UVA), Carly and Cole Schutjer (friends of the Fowlers from Utah). The Fowlers and the Curtis's did such a great job planning the trip. We rented two four wheel drive cars and spent the first three days in different cities (San Jose, La Fortuna, Monte Verde) doing different activities including volcano viewing, zip lines, waterfall hikes, and hot springs and then spent the last three days surfing at the beach in Manuel Antonia. Good times....great memories....enjoy! (note: these are only pictures from our camera and we're having a picture swapping party tonight with everyone so there may be a part two to this post to come)

Ladies at the beach.

We at ate an incredible restaurant made out of an old airplane.

Ryan Surfing it up

Carly and Cole, me and Ryan, Sarah and Kellen

The beach house we stayed at was beautiful!

Surfs up!

No big deal...the monkeys just come right up to you on the beach. They were kind of freaky little guys. They kind of reminded me of the monkeys on Wizard of Oz.

I Love this picture I took of Brad and Danielle. It is totally candid. That's a couple who's in love. Aren't they the cutest!

Shopping in the market....great shot Brad....love his candids.

Zip Line Fun!!

The Wobbly Bridge

A little coconut drinking by the water.
No big deal....we just saw a swarm of crocodiles under a bridge one day....they were MASSIVE!

Beautiful Waterfall Hike

Heaven on earth at the hot springs in Tabacon.