Graduation

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Why did they dress me up in this silly outfit?
Auntie Annie came to visit!! We spent some time hanging out near the Puget Sound at the fancy Shilshole Bay Beach Club where Mommy had her UW Residency Graduation Dinner/Prom. This is Mommy's fourth graduation (high school, college, medical school and now residency) and she has only one more to go (cardiology)! Mommy squeezed into her high school Prom dress (despite being 15 weeks pregnant with my little sibling) and she made me wear this funny vest. Auntie kindly took me home early so Mommy and Daddy could party with her co-residents.

On Saturday we took an early ferry to Bainbridge Island to visit some of Auntie's friends from high school that were in town. We hung out at Fay Bainbridge park throwing rocks and crabs and went to the Farmer's Market. It was a fun weekend and it was nice to spend some time with Mommy and Auntie. I miss you Auntie!
I'm not as light as I used to be

Family pic

Vin and Nisha and Mommy and Daddy at the Graduation Party

Some of the third year residents with the chief residents

Program director, Ken Steinberg, and the program assistant, Kelli Corning, with mommy

Happy to be graduating from residency! Juan, Adam, Matt, Miriam, Janet, Mommy, Andrew and Danny

Kaitlin and Cameron - look at those legs!
Ferry Ride to Bainbridge
The ladies man on the Bainbridge Ferry

Look at my hair!

Cool bees!

Look what I found?

Hello Mr. Crab, how are you today?

Look Mommy, I found a crab!

Wee!

Perfect timing!
Left the right: Chris, Kate, Erin, Mommy, Daddy, Kelly, Auntie, Ashley, April and Megan

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