I ran the Half Marathon Today!!!!

Well, today I did it, I ran the mini-marathon in Indianapolis. It was quite an experience. I am not in running shape AT ALL. I have to admit, I am in pretty decent shape as I do the stairmaster for 40-50 minutes four or five times a week but that is far short of being in shape for the mini!!!! I ran it with one of my co-chief residents at the OMFS program and I did finish it in 2 hours and four minutes, however, the last 80 minutes of the run was totally in pain as my feet were killing me. There were two problems that I noted:
1. My shoes are five years old and have many stairstepping miles on them
2. I have not run forever!!!!

Eventhough that was the case I finished it out, however, every muscle in my body now aches, I don't look forward to tomorrow!..

New Teeth

This week we discovered that Cole has his two bottom teeth. He likes chewing on anything he can get his hands on. He likes to swing and got for walks in his stroller. He is trying to roll from his back to his stomach, but he can't quite get there, yet. Anna's new thing is playing the drums. She likes to pound on anything that makes a sound and pretent she is playing music. She plays the drums on the trash can, the sidewalk, and the car. She also thinks Dad can fix anything. If anything is broken she thinks Dad will fix it. This includes pretzels, noodles, pictures, and the list goes on.

Great Weather

Well, the weather has finally turned "nice" as Anna would say.....this weekend was sooooo beautiful. Anna and Dad went to Purdue University to Springfest, which is a big thing they put on with bugs and animals. Anna had sooooo much fun. She got to do so many things. She went to two types of petting zoos. One that was of big BUGS and the other of animals. She loves adventure. She is such a great little gal, we had soooooo much fun being on a daddy daughter date. The big thing for her was when we were feeling inside a stomach that the Vet School had created and the cow went "pupu." She has not gotten over that yet. It is great!

Cole and I had some quality time together yesterday as we put up the old swing on the front porch and he just would swing back and forth, laughing as he always does. Now at church we get to spend it all together as Lori is now assigned to nursery....better her than me!


Life is going by fast.....what can I say, the weather is nice and we are happy!

Welcome Back SAM!!!

Well, today Anna and I went and got Sam from Martinsville. Anna loves Sam now, he is her buddy, all day since we have picked him up, it has been Sam this and Sam that....it is soooo cute. Sam has not missed a beat. As soon as we got back, he slowly moved (as he does) upstairs to lay down beside the bed as he does....I have to admit, I am soooo glad to have him back. I have totally missed the little guy. He looks great, has lost some weight and seems as happy as ever.

Today was the first day that we broke out the old lawnmower, it was quite a chore just to get it running. I did however and got the lawn mowed. Nothing like the first day one mows the lawn and the smell of freshly cut grass!!!! Welcome back spring!

Moving On

Well, it has been quite a time these last few weeks! We did get the house sold and were ready to move when at closing, the lady who bought our house offered us the opportunity to stay in the house for a few extra months. This was great!!!! This was great because we will be saving about three thousand dollars and only having to move once instead of twice. Also, it is actually cheaper than when we were paying a mortgage, as we are now only paying her mortgage.

Anna and Cole are growing up and Lori is such a good teacher to Anna. I can't believe the new things she says everyday and the new things she can "only do herself." She is quite the gal, does not like to miss out on anything, especially at night at bedtime. Cole is starting to maintain his growth as I think now he will just start to lose some of those rolls and lengthen a little bit. It is exciting to see them grow.

As far as Lori and I are concerned, we are doing great, we don't get alot of time together, however we try hard. We went out to the "Bonefish" and ate after closing on the house. It was for sure the best meal we have had in awhile. We both got the Ahi Tuna and it was very nice. We are excited about moving on as I have only two and a half months left! Good stuff.

Home Alone

Corbin is in South Carolina for an exam, so Cole, Anna, and I have been home alone. Corbin has only been gone since Saturday night, but I already miss him. I will be excited to see him Monday night. I was hoping to be able to go for a walk today, but it is so cold outside. We didn't do much today except go to church. I talked to Corbin and he said his exam went well. He loves Charleston. It makes me more and more excited to move. We have had a good week. Anna is really growing and changing. She is talking a lot more and is starting to like Cole a little. Cole is so happy. He loves to be right where things are at. He is afraid something might happen without him. I took him to the doctor last week and he weighs 15 pounds 10 ounces. He is a big, solid kid. He is very handsome. I love to take him places, because people always comment on how cute he is.

Family Pic Day!

Sunday Sunday!

Anna loves puppies! She is a good girl and she has so much fun at church. When we ask her in the morning if she wants to go to nursery she replies with a very loud YESSSSS, like why even ask that!

Basketball Games and Taco Night

Well, this morning, we all woke up and Anna and I went to the sectional semifinal at Hinkle Fieldhouse at Butler University. That is the place that they filmed Hoosiers, I love that place. I think that is the actual reason I like Indiana as much as I do. They were good games, however, Anna had soo much fun playing and running around the gym that it was crazy. I hope she sleeps well tonight because she is going to need it after the way she played on those bleachers today.

It is rough putting Anna down at night, it is always a struggle as she generally fights it until the last moment. At times I feel like an inadequate parent because she is so against going to bed that it frustrates me. I guess this is normal two year old stuff and I have to say I win the battle because she does go to her room and does go to bed. Cole is just quite the cheerful little kid, he sure likes his mom and when she is not around, watch out, because he knows it and gets alittle upset....tough sometimes for him I guess not to be with her 24/7.

I saw a funny picture today that Ann sent from when Lori and the kids were in Utah, it is at the bottom of this entry and boy oh boy, can Anna be any messier eating her pasta? Funny stuff!!!! The other pics are of Taco Night that we have started doing, as we go to this cute little cafe in Nobelsville for Taco Night and Anna has alot of fun...and she loves the cookies after she eats...what else, her noodles. Coles hat and Anna helping Lori bake cookies....good stuff!

snowing and cold

It is snowing and cold today. I think spring has to be coming any day now. It has been a good day, though. Corbin and I got a babysitter and went to a movie this afternoon. We saw "Million Dollar Baby". It was a very good movie and nice to be able to spend time with Corbin. We found out today that we can't close on our house until the 31st of March. This is fine with me because we can stay in our house longer. Corbin and I are so excited to move to Savana, but I am not excited for the 6 months until September. The time is going so slow right now. It has been fun to have the week off with Corbin. We haven't done much but pack and work-out, but it has been good to be together as a family.

Snowing Again!

Well, we did not make it to the waterpark/hotel as Anna is coming down with a cough and we felt like it most likely would not be a good idea to get her wet in this weather. Anna and I went to lunch instead to her favorite place, "nothing but noodles." When we ask her what she wants to eat she says, "Anna, eat noodles." Crazy, but that is what she likes and when she wants noodles, one better get them now! Used to be, that we could not get her to eat, now when she says eat, she wants to have it NOW!!!!

Cole is quite the kid, always smiling and always laughing. He likes to laugh and smile and loves contact! His mom is sooo good to him, I love to watch her with him. She is such a good mom. Anna knows this too, whenever anyone holds Cole besides mom, she wants only her mom to have Cole. Well, another day will go on!

Sold Sign in the Yard

Well, we woke up this morning and wouldn't you know it, there was a GREAT sign out front that said "SOLD" in big red letters...this is very exciting as we will be closing in two weeks. Obviously the inspection went very well with nothing to do from our standpoint. We all kind of slept in as I am on vacation this week, therefore, Lori went to the gym this morning then I went later this afternoon. In the meantime, I packed alot of stuff and got everything off the walls and packed it. The house looks very bare, but that is good, however, I have to admit, it is very sad as this is the place where we initially started our family of two kids (and that will be it, just in case you wanted to know).

The rest of the week is ours to do as what we please with it! I think we are going to go to the Holiday Inn ("Caribbean Cove Indoor Water Park"), which has this awesome new indoor waterpark with huge water slides......it will be awesome...we have to get a room in order to do it, however, we are willing and we are able! GOOD STUFF!!!!

Cole's Blessing

Cole was officially named within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and with that I gave him a blessing. It was a very nice morning. We got up and I took Aunt Ann to the airport as she was out visiting, unfortunately this was the only flight she could take, however I got her there on time and I got back to get Lori and the kids for Church. Lori had Cole in this beautiful white outfit with a little cute hat...he is such a hansom little fellow. Anna was eating noodles, all ready for church in her beautiful red dress, she always looks sooooo pretty! We went to church and then during the meeting I blessed and named Cole. I wanted to bear my testimony, however, Anna was acting very crazy, therefore I took her out in the hallway to run around. My family is the best and I love them!

After church, some of Lori's friends came over for dinner. Lori had started the meat this morning and it was just ready when we got home. I finished dinner and then we had a wonderful meal....wierd that Anna had noodles again ( I guess you see that is her favorite thing to eat) then she ate three big cookies or as she says.."pookies" I cleaned up so Lori could spend time with her friends....Cole just acted all happy as always and Anna was her playful self. Later this evening we are going to have some more friends over for dessert. It obviously is a great day!

Cole Corbin Partridge...What a Cute Little Guy

Isn't This Guy Just a Cutie!!!!!

New Pics Added

My first entry

Corbin keeps wondering why I never write anything down. I just forget. Today the kids are both still asleep, so I have a few minutes to write. It was great to see Corbin, although we haven't been able to spend much time together. It seems like our kids take a lot of our time right now. I haven't missed the weather here. It is so cold and windy. I am excited for spring to get outside. I am excited for next week. Corbin has a vacation and we are planning some fun things. Well, I need to go. I can hear Anna and Cole waking up.

Snowing again

Well, I got up this morning and I could not believe my eyes......March 01, 2005 and it was snowing with a layer of snow on the ground. Since Indiana weather sucks...I will just grin and bear it! I have once again started my workouts in the morning so I can spend more time and energy with Lori and the kids. Crazy how much better it is to workout in the morning and then be excited to come home home and see the family. Work was good today, however, I have to admit that the time I have at University Hospital is nice but one does look forward to seeing it end for this and that. I care not to elaborate as if one can't say anything nice then I guess one should not say anything at all.

I had a nice present waiting for me today as I got to work; they had to take a very nasty infection to the O.R. last night which was waiting for me to baby sit as that patient lay in the recovery intubated to protect the airway.....to make things worse I had to do everything myself this morning as my jr. level resident had his a_ _ up his head. He kills me, as I told him I would let him do some good procedures this month, then he pulls the idiot/lazy (call it what you want) out on me.

Anna was soooo cute tonight...she just cuddles up to me, just before she is ready to go to bed....tonight she kept saying "be happy" and she calls Cole "Pole" as she can't quite get the "c" thing down...she actually was holding Cole's hand and making him laugh when Lori went to workout....I don't see how she does it...all day stuck in her....she surely is an angel....and I love her dearly....I look so forward to my vacation to spend some great quality time with her.....then there is Cole...the one with the constant smile on his face...he is so stinking cute and gets cuter everyday...he is soooooo strong, Lori showed me how he can lay on his belly and look around as he lifts his head up....I can't wait for the two kids to grow up....(for me and Lori) and watch them mature and become adults....

All back in INDY

Well, we all made it back to INDY on Saturday without any incidences. It was actually along day, however, it was good. We left St. George at 4am and both Anna and Cole did very well. Well I asked Anna if she wanted to go for a ride, when I woke her up, she emphatically said YEAH.....

Anyway, it is great to have everyone back home. It was fabulous to see Lori and the kids. Crazy thing is, Anna was sick however, she was a good trooper during the flight. We were so tired, only Lori made it to church and Cole slept almost the entire day, even after sleeping the whole night.....Anna just lounged around all day....they both have unique personalities. Lori and I both, were tired, that I think we went overboard on the whole eating thing, I told her that out west it drives a person to be healthy, then we arrive here and stuff our faces.....no drive here to be healthy....now can a person see why we eventually want to get back out west to see those blue skies....if you don't believe me, check out the posted pics....look specifically at the skies and compare the Utah and Indiana skies.

The anticipation to see the family

Well, I woke up at 3:30 am this morning to get everything ready, that would include myself and the house as we have the final inspection today at 2 pm.....today as it has been stated is the big day to see the family after a month....I was very excited and I can say it was sooooo great to see Lori and how beautiful she is, Anna and Cole and how much they have grown. Anyway, 3:30 am came very early and I made it to the airport an hour and half before the flight, so that was good, especially in this day and age of security with all the terrorist bullcrap that is going on (they are very stupid by the way). Flight went very well. Got into Vegas, got the rental car and drove strait to St. George, stopping only to grab a quick salad....when I got to Ann and Alan's home, there was Lori, Anna, and Cole. Lori was very happy with a big smile, Anna seemed abit scared, however she is kind of sick, so it was hard to judge, but she gave me about 5-6 BIG kisses. She has grown up soooooo much, she is so much like her mom, very beautiful. Cole, boy what can I say, I have missed one third of that boy's life. He is quite the little charmer. Smiling, happy, and big, did I say big. He is so much bigger and stronger than I could have imagined. I held him and he was laughing with me and smiling...he is very cute. Anna sat right there with Cole and Dad. It was great. Anna would not let me out of her sight. She had me holding her and due to the fact that she does not feel well (throwing up, fever, diarrhea) she fell asleep. I hope that she feels better before the ride back to Indiana.

The weather is so nice out here. It is not the warmth, necessarily, it is the blue sky and open areas that it offers. One look and I immediately got homesick and started the whole desire to get to Tucson very soon......time will come soon enough. Another thing is out here it just makes a person want to be healthy, out in the dreary skies of Indiana, one can only hope that he does not eat a second serving as that seems to be the only thing to do.

Cold Again

Well, what can I say, it is cold again. I think that pretty much sums it up!