All about Eric!

In trying to catch up on the blog I realized a lot of what I wanted to post included Eric so I thought I would just combine it all into one. Eric had a really busy month after his New Year's vacation. We figured out he had one full day off in a 38 day stretch. Today is the last day of a 9 day vacation for him. He definitely needed a nice break and so did we! We were able to fit a lot into 9 days. Here are some pics to document what we've been up to since I last posted.

As a 2nd year resident Eric was required to build a birdhouse. What does a birdhouse have to do with Orthopedics?? This annual requirement came about a few years back when one of the residents had a hard time using orthopedic tools in surgery. Since orthopedists are considered bone carpenters, the attending told him to learn to use everyday tools such as a hammer, drill, etc. by building a birdhouse and now it is something everyone has to do. Eric decided to do his using wood dowels and I think it turned out pretty great. He also added wine corks and an Air Force coin which made it a little more personal to him.

































Eric turned the big 31 on February 4th. He was on call so Hayden and I made a trip to see daddy at work. We were able to grab dinner where I got this cute shot of him and Hayden.














For his birthday, Eric decided he would sign up for a tough mudder race with friends in Atlanta. At the start of his vacation my parents stayed with Hayden and we flew to Atlanta for the race. The tough mudder is a 12 mile course with 27 different obstacles along the way. He ran with 4 other teammates. It turned out to be 30 degree weather and windy the day of the race. It didn't help that the 3rd obstacle was a garbage dumpster filled with ice water. It seems like torture to me but they are already talking about which one they will do next year. :)

Here Eric is running through electrical wires that shock you with 10,000 volts of electricity. Fun!



















The team at the finish!













Eric, Pat, and Matt celebrating after the race!














Me and E














Me and my ATL friends, Teresa and Steph














Once we got back from Atlanta we still had 7 whole days with Eric home. We started the week off with a Valentine's playdate at our house with some of my mom friends. The kiddos decorated mailboxes and filled them with Valentine's from eachother. I was proud of the Valentine's I made. I got the idea from pinterest of course. I spent way to much time making them but I think the kids liked them!


























Hayden enjoying his first pixie stick. :)

















On Valentine's Day, Eric was able to be the class parent at Hayden's school. Hayden loved having daddy there. I got this pic of Hayden giving out his Valentine's with daddy.













The rest of the week we were able to catch up some stuff around the house and just have fun with Hayden. Its been a great vacation for all of us!