Graduation!!!

Ryan is no longer an intern...yeah. Yesterday he graduated from internship and the senior residents graduated from their repective residencies. There was a nice ceremony in the morning for them all. They all had to be in their Dress Blues. Everyone looks pretty sharp. That evening we went to the Senior Roast and had a great time. It was fun just to be on "a date" for the first time in a while. Hearing all the funny stories about the seior residents was an absolute riot. I'm suprised I didn't go into pre-term labor from laughing so hard. It will be interesting to see what they roast Ryan on in three more years.

Graduating interns. They are a great bunch and have a lot of fun together!! L-R...Ryan, Melissa, Kyle, Sarah, Zaal.
The interns with LTC. Chinn (Left side) and Col. Nielsen (on the right). LTC. Chinn is the program director and Col. Nielsen is the Department head and the consultant to the surgeon general for OB/GYN. They are both really nice guys and Ryan has enjoyed working with them.
Yup, I'm the poster child for the OB Department. Ryan was post call this morning so he looks like he could use a nap.

Sandlot baseball game...Watermelon eating contest

The kids had a great time at Uncle Andy and Aunt Sariah's house over Memorial Day weekend. They played until they were completely worn out and could hardly function anymore. Which is of course what you do when you are with all of your cousins, right?!! Lauryn getting her fill of watermelon. You would have thought the kids were having a watermelon eating contest with how fast they went through an entire watermelon.
I think this was probably Ayden's second or third piece, he loves watermelon!!
After all the good food, the kids picked up a backyard baseball game with Uncle Andy!! Ayden is all for safety first, and decides that a motorcycle helmet will work just as well as real catchers garb. It was pretty fun to watch these kids play with each other.
Nice form Ayden, I am not sure if anyone else got to use the helmet or not.
And this is where Meysa lived for the few days we were in Idaho, either on Uncle Andy's tramp or Grandma and Papa's. We have seriously considered getting one of our own because she loves it so much.
We sure had a good weekend with family and can't wait for the 4th of July when we get to play some more!!

Farewell Elder Finch

The reason we went home to Idaho over Memorial Day weekend was to send my youngest brother Austin off on his mission. I was ten when he was born and he was my little baby. I packed him around everywhere, and now he is old enough to go off to some foreign country!! I am so proud of his decision and the good young man he is. These are some of the picks of the fam after going through the temple with Austin for the first time. Mom and Dad with their Youngest!!
Brothers and Sisters- it was amazing to be in the temple together.
Comparing bellies!! My older sister Airica and I are due two weeks apart. She is having a girl and I am having a boy. All I heard the whole weekend was how much bigger I was than her. Oh, well, she is older than I am so there!!!

FINCH Family Pictures

Its been just short of 7 years since all the Finch Clan has been together for a family picture. We took the opportunity to get all the usual suspects caught on camera. Unfortunately, only Chips camera was used for the photo of the entire family. All the grandkids. 28 total. By the end of the year it will swell to 35 with all the babies being born or adopted.
Our nice family pic. Lauryn was not in a helpful mood.
All the Finch kids. Looks like a group primed for trouble.

Big Red.....Nose

On our drive home from Lewiston, Lauryn wanted a piece of "spicey gun" like Meysa (Big Red). Apparently it was too spicy for her mouth. All of a sudden she is saying.."oww, oww" and her eyes are watering and her nose is running. We couldn't figure out what was that matter until Meysa pipes up, "she stuck her gum in her nose." NICE. We stopped in Prosser for lunch and dad got to take a look up Lauryn's nose and sure enough in the right nostril was a nicely packed, Lauryn sized piece of Big Red. MAJOR surgery was then performed without the use of any anesthesia (actually Lauryn didn't even flinch). Going in for the gum.
Out it comes.
Here is the culprit. Lauryn asked for it back so she could chew it again. UMMM, don't think so.