10 years later.

10 years later.

It hard to believe.

Partly it seems like yesterday we got married.

On the other hand, it feels like we've known each other forever.

And how did we commemorate this momentous date?!

Tattoos!

I can't wear rings while I work, and neither will Rick once he goes into surgery.

So we've been talking about this forever.

Some girls might ask for diamonds, but this will last longer ;) 

Deciding what to put was TOUGH!

A close runner up was the symbol for pi - it's irrational but goes on forever.

But as nerdy and awesome as that is, we settled on the infinity symbol.

Love it, and love us.

my hairstylist.

"braiding" my hair.

love her.

Detroit Day

We obviously spend a LOT of time downtown Detroit, and we obviously LOVE it.

Especially as the weather warms up, it's hard not to want to spend all our time basking outside in the city.

We rode our bikes down the Dequindre cut from Eastern Market to the Riverwalk to enjoy a picnic on the beautiful river front.

Then we rode over to the original Tiger's Stadium (where Babe Ruth played) and watched a 1860s Vintage Baseball game.

Love this- I think it's more my speed than an actual Tiger's game. haha

And Sophia was in "dandelion-picking" heaven.

She made a bouquet and handed it to a an older woman there, and it was so sweet.

Back up the Dequindre Cut.

It's an old train track they turned in to a greenway for bicycling and running.

And I love the street art all over it.

Love Detroit!

cool kid.

At a super fun bday party with ballon animals, ice cones, and face painting.

This kid is too cool.

Family Day: Belle Isle

Once a year the Belle Isle Aquarium lets families come and help transfer the Koi back into their outdoor pond after the long winter.

It turned out to be such a beautiful Spring day, and we had so much fun!

Isn't this place just gorgeous?

Walking out our fish.

Sophia quickly named her "Clara".

Swim free Clara!

Then we got to run around enjoying the beautiful Spring flowers.

Even Sophia had to take pictures of the epic daffodils.

Couldn't get enough pictures with these flowers.

Love this place.

mommy&daughter date: Greenfield Village

I didn't have work or clinical, so I snuck Sophia out of school early and we had a mommy-daughter date!

and felt FABULOUS about it!

Of course we had to have custard.

Such a beautiful day.

We got to ride the horse powered "Omnibus", and Sophia was on cloud 9!

In this picture: A model T, and horse drawn Omnibus, the Wright brother's house and bicycle shop, and all the goodness of Michigan.

I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times.

I LOVE this place.

morning snuggles.

she sneaks in to the room.

crawls around the bed.

climbs in, and whispers, "mommy, i want to snuggle".

this is happiness.

Best Date Ever

One of the big perks of working downtown this term has been sneaking in lunch dates with this guy!

It has been so fun! It's like a date in the middle of the week.

Note to self: always work near enough to each other that you can meet for lunch ;)

Girls Gonna Knit

So lucky to have friends like these lovely ladies, who want to sit and chat and knit all night long.

<3

Street Medicine

I have had the opportunity to have the most amazing clinical experience. 

I go out with groups of medical students and my preceptor, literally drive the back streets of downtown Detroit, and treat the homeless right there on the street. 

The whole philosophy is to bring the medicine TO the people that need it.

I have loved this more than anything I've ever done in medicine, and know what I am learning more than I could ever could have imagined.

I have become friends with prostitutes, hugged lots of heroin addicts, and sat in disgusting places dealing with third world living conditions.

And I love them. I love this.

This is why I went in to nursing.

(my first cast)

little animal.

A friend of ours had a grand opening for his storefront, and they had a photo booth set up.

The results- perfection.

Little Scientist

I have no idea what this entailed, but she was adamant about running this "science experiment".

Notice the "safety goggles" and "lab notebook" with dinosaur stickers.

Science!

Stop And Smell...

We were at the Farmer's Market, and Spring is starting, and Sophia couldn't stop looking at all the flowers.

Love her.

Second Home...

So we're rock climbing A LOT lately.

Like so much, the people know us and Sophia by name.

And I love it!

It's so much fun.

I'm thinking Sophia may start working here soon ;)

Happy Earth Day!

We love the Earth!

Just ask anybody- we're tree huggers for sure!

So of course we had a special family lesson about Earth Day to talk about why we care about the Earth, and what we can do to take care of it.

Spring with Friends

We had Sophia's best friend (and our neighbor) spend the night, and they had so much fun.

It was adorable to see how excited they were to spend the night together, and brought back so many fun memories of all the sleepovers I had with my friends growing up.

We kicked it off with roasting marshmallows for s'mores, because who doesn't love a s'more?

They actually slept super well, and all went great.

The next morning we took them down to the farm to see the new baby animals.

Here are the adorable baby lambs.

They got to test their farm-hand strength.

The two of them can just play for hours and hours.

They are just adorable together.

Almost as cute as these two.

Return of Greenfield Village

It's Spring and that means Greenfield Village is back open!

To say we're happy is an understatement!

I love the pure fantastical joy on her face here. I will always love this carousel.

Little Dancer

We just got Sophia's dance costume for her performance in the Summer, and she is SO excited to wear it.

Can you tell?