Can you tell we are first timers at this parenting thing! We're SO proud. This ultrasound picture was taken at 13 weeks. Isn't he/she cute! Okay, maybe not cute, but at least human and living! At one point during the ultrasound the baby decided to stand on its head so they couldn't see what they were looking for. Luckily, it moved back to a suitable position and the doc said everything looked great! In the bottom picture you can see a black spot in the baby's abdomen. That is the stomach filled with amniotic fluid. At this point you can't tell the gender, but in about a month we will find out! How exciting!
Friday, August 22, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
White Coat Ceremony
Today was a great milestone for the Rudolph family- the Pacific University School of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony. Most people don't even know that the Doctor of Pharmacy degree exists, but you better learn! It's the wave of the future!
This ceremony involved a symbolic coating of all 96 incoming students in the Class of 2011. This is required before classes start because we will be working in nearby pharmacies starting in about two weeks. Following the coating we all took a pledge not to kill anyone or break anyone's trust- good stuff.
Jenny has made fun of this idea since she heard about it, but she softened up as she learned what a proud moment it would be. And so it was . . .
And here's the happy couple . . .
This ceremony involved a symbolic coating of all 96 incoming students in the Class of 2011. This is required before classes start because we will be working in nearby pharmacies starting in about two weeks. Following the coating we all took a pledge not to kill anyone or break anyone's trust- good stuff.
Jenny has made fun of this idea since she heard about it, but she softened up as she learned what a proud moment it would be. And so it was . . .
And here's the happy couple . . .
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Cody Vacation
Our vacation this summer took us to Cody, Wyoming. My dad and his family are from northwest Wyoming, so it was great to visit many of them and get a primer on the family history. Rather than post pictures of historical documents, I decided to share a few samples of some of the more ocularly spectacular portions of our trip. Cody is located just about 50 miles outside of Yellowstone's east gate. This is the Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Even though Cody is gateway to the east side of Yellowstone, we drove the long way and entered by the northeast gate. Going from Cody, this requires you to drive over Dead Indian Pass. This is the route taken by Chief Joseph in his effort to escape the U.S. Cavalry. My dad will tell you this is the most spectacular view in the world, and I could not disagree. Pictures, obviously, cannot do it justice. It would take eight or nine put together in a panoramic to even capture the size of the view, but nothing can compare to cresting the pass actually seeing it.
Down the other side of the pass you don't travel far before coming in sight of Index Peak. No, we didn't have time to summit it, but the view looking up is still inspiring.
Jenny's favorite part was her attempt to make a snow angel the first week of July. This is quite a novelty enjoyed by those who venture to the mountains in the summer.
I have been in a lot of outhouses in my day, but this is by far the world's cleanest. It is much cleaner than my bathroom at home- and it smells better too! Either it was brand new or the campground manager is Giselle from Enchanted. We were only passing through, but it was so nice that I wanted to stick around and give it another go! I hope you all have the opportunity someday to come across an outhouse such as this . . .
Even though Cody is gateway to the east side of Yellowstone, we drove the long way and entered by the northeast gate. Going from Cody, this requires you to drive over Dead Indian Pass. This is the route taken by Chief Joseph in his effort to escape the U.S. Cavalry. My dad will tell you this is the most spectacular view in the world, and I could not disagree. Pictures, obviously, cannot do it justice. It would take eight or nine put together in a panoramic to even capture the size of the view, but nothing can compare to cresting the pass actually seeing it.
Down the other side of the pass you don't travel far before coming in sight of Index Peak. No, we didn't have time to summit it, but the view looking up is still inspiring.
Jenny's favorite part was her attempt to make a snow angel the first week of July. This is quite a novelty enjoyed by those who venture to the mountains in the summer.
I have been in a lot of outhouses in my day, but this is by far the world's cleanest. It is much cleaner than my bathroom at home- and it smells better too! Either it was brand new or the campground manager is Giselle from Enchanted. We were only passing through, but it was so nice that I wanted to stick around and give it another go! I hope you all have the opportunity someday to come across an outhouse such as this . . .
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