I AM DONE!!!

It was a long, rough road but I am proud to say I am done with school!! I finished and got my certificate as a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer from West Coast Ultrasound Institute!!! It was about 15 months of schooling, then a 6 month externship (which about killed me because it was 45 hrs per week for 6 months). My instructor snapped this pic in lab one day, and its pretty much the only picture I have from my time there!

Pumpkin Patch

We took the boys to Schnepf Farms this year, which is becoming a tradition. We seem to do it every year. They each picked out their own pumpkin

Halloween

Talmage decided to go as Mario this year, and Barrett went as Captain Jack Sparrow!

Brian's Birthday

Brian turned 33 this year! I surprised him with tickets to Josh Groban. We went with his brother Derek and his wife Melissa. We had awesome seats and had a great time!

First Day of School

Talmage started 1st grade this year. He is still at Ishikawa and has Mrs. Henderson
Barrett started his last year of preschool with Mrs. McClure. We love her!

Glasses

We took the boys to the doctor for their annual checkup and we found out that Barrett has a lazy eye (his left eye). We were shocked! He's had it since he was a baby but we never noticed it crossing or having a delay. So we headed straight to the eye doctor and he was given glasses right away! They have really thick lenses and magnify his eyes a little making them look big. I cried for awhile at first, partly because I felt like a horrible mom, and partly because B would have to wear glasses. But I got over it! Barrett started pointing out clouds in the sky, and I realized that he could now see things he couldn't before. He loves wearing them, and he looks so handsome!

29

That's right, I turned 29 this year. I told my boys that I'm never going to get older. I'll be 29 for the rest of my life.......they believed me!