we heart the harts

 I received these photos the other day from my dear friend in Texas.  For us, there were a lot of sad things about leaving Texas.  At the top of that list was having to say goodbye to our good friends, the Harts.  There are just some people in life that you meet and automatically click with, and a good friendship comes very easily.  I personally haven't had this experience that many times before.  The Harts gave so much time and attention to our little family -- and we knew we could trust them with anything.  We absolutely adore these sweet little girls and all of the great memories we have of spending time with them: Apples-to-Apples, pillow fighting with Jrosh, sharing Marcie's yummy peanut butter treats, astronomy in the back yard, Barney videos (over&over&over!), a trip to the Apple Orchards, piano recitals, family dinners, and so much more.  AND I'm $5 richer for looking up Matt's PhD dissertation at the ASU library!  Henry still frequently asks about going to the airport to fly back to Texas and play with Ellie, Maggie, and Annie, and we can't wait to meet their newest little  sibling.

We feel very lucky to have friends like these.

Evviva!

September is here.

In store for this month:

learning about apples at preschool

josh's first month of an elective rotation (neurology)

a family trip to see the Hahls at the end of the month

and lots&lots of Halloween decorations.

first day of preschool

Boys' Hike

This week Opa, Josh, and Henry went on a hike together on Superstition Mountain.  One of the many perks of living in this part of Arizona is that there is a beautiful range of mountains in every direction you look.  This was Henry's second hike ever, and I hear he did great. 

 

 Taking a break for some water and fruit snacks.  In Henry's mind, this is the second most important part of a hike, next to cheering once you make it to the top.

 

The aforementioned "WE MADE IT TO THE TOP!" Cheer

  

family time at the guitar center

http://youtu.be/sUmo_zp4Sis

V.I.Henry.

 

Yesterday in Primary Henry was chosen to be the V.I.P.  (I don't think anyone reads this blog other than a few family members, so I will just assume everyone knows what a Primary V.I.P. is.)  At the end of the game, once Henry was announced as the spotlight child for the week and had come up to stand in front of all the other children (left shoe in hand, of course), the Primary President asked him if he had any hidden talents.  Without much hesitation, Henry broke out into a "Dancey Dance" from one of his favorite episodes of Yo Gabba Gabba!.  It was a pretty solid performance.  But the best part of all was that during his dance, all of the other kids in Junior Primary were on their feet, cheering him on.   Watching all of the bigger kids cheer for Henry and realizing that they all know and love him was one of the sweetest, most heart-warming things I have experienced as a parent.  

It's also good to know that all the kids in Primary have recovered emotionally from the shoe-throwing incident a few weeks ago. 

It's a...

It's a Match!


to the Radiology Residency Program at Boston University
(with a preliminary medicine year at Banner Good Samaritan in Phoenix, AZ)