Haven't had much time to write lately. To make a long story short Slade had tubes put in his ears last week.....I'm sure you can figure out the why. He feels a lot better now.....for now anyway. The nasty bug he had draining from his ears after surgery infected me and I ended up on antibiotics, and I have two exams and two quizzes this week, and Slade is on like a million meds, drops, suctioning, etc. Blah Blah Blah.....I know it's a lot of complaining but it feels good to say it all. Anyway, we are getting along great....really.....just very busy lately. Hendrix is moving up to the 4 year old "pre-K" room at school a little early because they say he is "bored in his room" which probably means he is misbehaving. Never the less, he is moving to a room with a lot more structured time which is probably good for him. Here are a few pics of Slade right before his surgery, happy as usual even with a very bad earache and some hearing loss already(reversible I am sure). Actually the Dr. that ended up doing the surgery is the husband of one of my classmates and a good friend of mine so it worked out well.

Another trip to the zoo this weekend, fun as usual. It was great weather for the trip here......high of 82 and cloudy. Slade is 7 1/2 months and is now pulling up to stand. Here is a video.

Hello anyone who might take an occasional glance at our blog. This weekend we went to a wedding on Friday of a girl I am in Dental School with, then headed off Sat morning with another friend of mine from school and went camping to another Jellystone campsite, but this one was in Tennessee close to the Opryland Hotel. We swam, camped, and spent most of the day Sunday at the hotel and the mall next door. The hotel has something like 4 acres of enclosed gardens with a river, shops, and restaurants

On the home front, nothing really new, just school and work, juggling kids around and watching them grow like little weeds. Slade is crawling and pulling up a little. He has two teeth still. He is babbling.....sometimes I think he is saying "mama" but I'm not sure yet. Pics are on our blog.