Monday, October 26, 2009

Daddy's gonna be a DOCTOR!

Congratulations Andy!!!  All praise to Jesus!!!  
Today we received notification of Andy's acceptance to Suny Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY.  It has been a process of a couple of years, including night classes with homework and exams... volunteering at the Orosi Family Medical Clinic... and studying for the MCAT... all on top of his normal load of preparation for teaching, correcting students' work, coaching, being a loving husband and now daddy.  I've been confident all along, but for those of you who don't know what an amazing feat this is, it is EXTREMELY competitive to get into medical school (especially now with more people staying in or going back to school with the current economy).  Of course, all of this is to God's glory, the Great Physician who designed us as well as this universe and everything in it!  God has truly gifted Andy though, and he will be a great doctor!!!  (Can you tell that I am so proud of my Love?!?)

Does this mean we're definitely going to move to upstate NY next summer?  We're not sure yet.  He will accept within the next two weeks to hold his spot, but if he gets in somewhere else that we would prefer, he can withdraw his acceptance at Upstate at that time.  At least we know we're in now!  So we will keep you posted if we hear from any other schools and make any more definite decisions!  Thank you all for your love, support and continued prayers!  

Sunday, October 25, 2009

First AGO Event - Pismo Flag Football Tournament

As most of you know, Andy and I met through AGO - Alpha Gamma Omega, Christ-centered fraternity, and LSM - Little Sisters of Maranatha, 10 years ago.  Annaliese got to enjoy her first AGO event this weekend while we got to catch up with old friends!

While Annaliese was cheering her dad and the other Kappa (Cal Poly) AGO alum in the flag football tournament, she got to taste her first beach sand at Pismo... Yeah for their win against Zeta (Santa Barbara) Alum!...

Try as I may, along with the other mothers and their kids, I could not keep her from eating it again and again!


Notice the sand all over her lips!

Annaliese and Joshua Dauphin are only 7 weeks apart.

Although they don't know it yet, their parents have cooked up a plan for their future.

They're just not that interested in it... YET! ha ha :)

Uncle Jon Jon showing Annaliese how to throw a pass.

"I love my Uncle Jon Jon!"

Friday, October 16, 2009

DD time!

Annaliese was such a good girl for her Grandma DD while we were at a wedding in SF.  We also had a great time with family in San Jose for the weekend.
 



P.S. Annaliese is walking!!!!!! She took her first multiple step walk today, and then repeated it many times!  Here's a Facebook link to a short video although you may not be able to view it if you don't have a FB account.  I'll repost it when I get the video from Virginia soon!