Virginia or BUST

Here I am! Sorry it took so long to get here. I needed my husband to help me figure things out, and he's been working a WHOLE lot! He's doing an ICU shift at the VA, and he's on call every other night... Boo!

Anyway, BIG NEWS!!! We matched to an allergy/immunology fellowship today in Charlottesville, Virginia with the University of Virginia Med Center!!! That was Josh's number one choice, and we got it! We will be moving in June of 2010, so we've got a year to sell our house here, find one in VA, and research the area some. My mom and I visited there about 3 weeks ago because Josh wanted me to see the area and just make sure I could see our family there. We had a great time; it is a beautiful town and very family friendly. I might have said some of this before, so sorry if it's redundant. Having visited there, I have much more of peace about the whole idea of moving now. Before, it was just overwhelming to think about starting completely over somewhere, not knowing a soul. But, Virginia is still in the South, everyone is friendly, and there is lots of neat stuff to do - very historical area. Washington D.C. is only 2 hours northeast, and Richmond is 1 hour southeast. Here are some pictures from me and Mom's trip.

This is Thomas Jefferson's summer home, Poplar Forest - very cool place!

This is a D-Day Memorial near Lynchburg, VA

Mom had never eaten at a "Melting Pot" before - we enjoyed it!

This is a neat outdoor ampitheater at the end of a pedestrian mall walkway where they have live music every Friday night

We are looking forward to this Memorial Day weekend; my sister, Armand, and Trey are coming from Omaha. Here are some other pictures that explain what we've been up to lately.

This is Seth in his stander, which we aren't using anymore because he's bearing weight all the time now! But, it really helped him learn the skill

Here is Seth in his AFOs, (the foot braces) and walking in his walker!!! He is doing so well!

He also has some sunglasses on - we have 2 pairs now that will hopefully work to help keep contacts in and the sun out.

The family at Easter

The Kennedy boys at an Exotic Animals Ranch in NWA

(Addis, Seth, Mark - scary, huh?, and Easton)

The Kennedy Girls

Catherine and Sophia

Mark on a horse at the Exotic Animal Farm

Mark and Easton on a camel

Mark actually went to small group dressed like this the other night

Mark on a carousel at Toad Suck Daze

Seth on a carousel at Toad Suck Daze

Mark totally enjoying a slide at Toad Suck Daze... Story - the woman with him is a total stranger. I took the boys by myself since Josh was working, so obviously, Seth and I couldn't go down, and Mark insisted that he wanted to go and could do it by himself. Well, about half way up the stairs, he freaked out, and I didn't know what to do because Seth was in a stroller at the bottom, and I couldn't just leave him there while I dealt with Mark. So, this woman volunteered to help Mark since she was taking her son up too. You can tell by Mark's face that it was totally worth all the hassle... Just another "single mom" moment.

I thought Seth looked like his cousin, Addis, in this picture. What do you think? (It's Oreos...)

Finally, some Blogger questions that may be stupid ones, but I don't learn well on my own...

1. Can I upload more than one image at a time?

2. When it uploads the picture, it always puts it at the top of the post; is there a way I can tell it where to go in the post?

3. This is the "stupidest" one - how do I upload a profile picture?

Thanks! Have a great holiday weekend!