Came home early from work the other day to see what Devin was doing. And we wonder why he is always smiling.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Fetus Update
Hi Dan,
I hope you and the family are enjoying the nice long weekend. I wanted to share some news and maybe you can put it on the blog. I had an ultrasound on Friday and we found out that we are having a baby GIRL! Everything looks great; Mark and I are really excited!
Just thought I would share, I don't have the ultrasound pics online, but they pretty much all look the same anyway, ha.
Have a great weekend.
:) Liz
Hah! It never fails. The impatient shall be deprived of sons...
Inez didn't check her first and got LittleJohn (whose foot is pictured above). She found out for kid #2 and got a girl (DrMark, her name is Christine. She'd love to meet you!)
CathyF found out and was granted "Meadow".
MaggieS was also impatient and is having a girl.
MoMerk never checked the gender and was rewarded with three boys.
Monday, May 21, 2007
El Doctor Marco
DrMark sent a note about his most recent vacation.
But my spanish still sucks!!
Just a quick note from Quito. I'm back from the Amazon without any anaconda or piranha encounters and it was far from the rough experience I was expecting. A bit humid and warm (not hot at all), very few misquitos, no head on a stick cannibalistic locals and unfortunately very little advancement in my spanish speaking skills. But a wonderful time with great food, good weather and a wonderful helpful staff... we (9 of us.. 2 docs, the 1 NP leading the group and 6 other volunteers for the medical mission stayed at the yuturi lodge www.yuturilodge.com --I believe-- for 5 nights in the amazon, did 3 days of clinic ( a couple malaria cases and 1 leishmaniasis but that's it for tropical medicine other than what we see in america minus no hypertension or diabetes at all!!) did a couple of amazon walks and canoe rides (saw howler monkeys, toucans, "stinky turkeys", iguanas, congo and leaf cutter ants, and many birds, butterflies, humingbirds, etc plus had the experience of swinging like tarzan from a vine - no it did not break under my weight - eating live ants off the vine (tastes like chicken..... actually lemon in a freaky sort of I won't try that again sort of way), and all and all had a great time. After a 1 night stay at a 12000ft natural spring spa kicking back, i'm back in quito, waiting for maura and have 2 days before the galapagos and other side trips in ecuador. Taking tons of pictures, have plenty of stories, and hope to talk to you all soon...
south america es muy bonita and very easy to do!!!
hope all is well
love,
mark
But my spanish still sucks!!
Just a quick note from Quito. I'm back from the Amazon without any anaconda or piranha encounters and it was far from the rough experience I was expecting. A bit humid and warm (not hot at all), very few misquitos, no head on a stick cannibalistic locals and unfortunately very little advancement in my spanish speaking skills. But a wonderful time with great food, good weather and a wonderful helpful staff... we (9 of us.. 2 docs, the 1 NP leading the group and 6 other volunteers for the medical mission stayed at the yuturi lodge www.yuturilodge.com --I believe-- for 5 nights in the amazon, did 3 days of clinic ( a couple malaria cases and 1 leishmaniasis but that's it for tropical medicine other than what we see in america minus no hypertension or diabetes at all!!) did a couple of amazon walks and canoe rides (saw howler monkeys, toucans, "stinky turkeys", iguanas, congo and leaf cutter ants, and many birds, butterflies, humingbirds, etc plus had the experience of swinging like tarzan from a vine - no it did not break under my weight - eating live ants off the vine (tastes like chicken..... actually lemon in a freaky sort of I won't try that again sort of way), and all and all had a great time. After a 1 night stay at a 12000ft natural spring spa kicking back, i'm back in quito, waiting for maura and have 2 days before the galapagos and other side trips in ecuador. Taking tons of pictures, have plenty of stories, and hope to talk to you all soon...
south america es muy bonita and very easy to do!!!
hope all is well
love,
mark
Baby W-A Update
KatiaWA sent these nice pics in.
I wonder if aunthood will inspire Louise towards maternity...
Other news from the W clan is that Dave and Sheila are moving to the St. Petersburg area - so they will be (temporarily) near Anne and Wayne's place.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Sorry Folks
I have been real busy. Inez and I just bid on a house in Hingham - the seller essentially gave us the bird.
Y'all see why we need more contributers? When I am on injured reserve, this blog withers. Here are a few videos that I had laying around.
I captioned that last video, "The Ugliest Shirt in the Galaxy".
There's a ton of family stuff going on. Liz is pregnant. KatieWA and CathyF are due with their babies in a few weeks. Ryan has set a record for most baby books read by a prospective father. Also DrMark bought a condo. And for purposes of illustration I would like to provide historical context for his timing.
(Click that chart to enlarge. All of you first time home buyers need to be aware of this graphic.)
If you look to the upper right of that chart, that is DrMark's entry point. In fact, his purchase made Inez and I even more nervous about buying a home. Because of him, we made a really cheap bid and consequently stirred the seller's middle finger to action.
Would you believe that it's the first time anyone has ever given me the middle finger?
Y'all see why we need more contributers? When I am on injured reserve, this blog withers. Here are a few videos that I had laying around.
I captioned that last video, "The Ugliest Shirt in the Galaxy".
There's a ton of family stuff going on. Liz is pregnant. KatieWA and CathyF are due with their babies in a few weeks. Ryan has set a record for most baby books read by a prospective father. Also DrMark bought a condo. And for purposes of illustration I would like to provide historical context for his timing.
(Click that chart to enlarge. All of you first time home buyers need to be aware of this graphic.)
If you look to the upper right of that chart, that is DrMark's entry point. In fact, his purchase made Inez and I even more nervous about buying a home. Because of him, we made a really cheap bid and consequently stirred the seller's middle finger to action.
Would you believe that it's the first time anyone has ever given me the middle finger?
Friday, May 04, 2007
TIME TO CATCH UP WITH FAMILY NEWS
My biggest challenge was trying to sign up with the new Google to post to the blog, but Dan will most likely still be called on to post my pictures. First, our lovely Jen has a new job. She is spending a lot of time travelling but this time looking for kids shoes and not furniture. Our lovely Sarah is looking for a home with Pete. If there is ever a lull in conversation at a family gathering mention this to Dad/Grandpa. Just don't do it at my family dinners or you will never get invited back.
We all got to meet Devin at Easter. He is so cute and even tempered. The Easter Bunny arrived and Brendan made sure he was safely in his fathers arms. Lizzie, both Marks, Sarah, the N.J. gang and the "aunties" and the guys all had a great time at Vanda's.
All these kids at Vanda's reminded us that we will have 3 more in a few months. Maggie and Cathy came home for a shower hosted by Inez. It was wonderful but I never got a decent picture of anyone, especially the guests of honor.
Wayne and I spent a few days in the Caico Islands.
Pics from the baby shower
March 17th
March 18th
March 19th
We all got to meet Devin at Easter. He is so cute and even tempered. The Easter Bunny arrived and Brendan made sure he was safely in his fathers arms. Lizzie, both Marks, Sarah, the N.J. gang and the "aunties" and the guys all had a great time at Vanda's.
All these kids at Vanda's reminded us that we will have 3 more in a few months. Maggie and Cathy came home for a shower hosted by Inez. It was wonderful but I never got a decent picture of anyone, especially the guests of honor.
Wayne and I spent a few days in the Caico Islands.
Pics from the baby shower
March 17th
March 18th
March 19th
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