Benziger babes

Better late than never, here are a few pics from our trip to New Orleans in March... I was attending the American Heart Association Epidemiology conference at the Sheraton Hotel in New Orleans and Seth and the kids decided to get away from the bitter cold northwoods and get some vitamin D while swimming in the rooftop hotel pool. I managed to get a day to explore the city with the kids and we enjoyed hanging out with Seth's uncle, Uncle Drew who happened to be in town from Hawaii for a conference too! At the conference with Dr. Lisandro Colantonio and Dr. Jerry Bloomfield, my Fogarty friends and idols! Theo eating Theo's pizza Music legends park by Cafe Du Monde Mardi Gras outfits Mardi Gras outfit details Storyland in City Park Delicious beignets from Morning Call in City Park Riding the St Charles Streetcar to Audobon park St Charles streetcar Theo won the race Climbing the Tree of

Three graduates in Theo's afternoon class Miss Becca and Miss Dani Marit loves her brother so much! I found myself humming the tune of the song, "Pop and Circumstance" as this was the first of many graduation ceremonies that we will attend for Theo; this one from Hartley Nature Preschool. Looking back, it has been a while since I've been at a graduation as the spectator and not as the graduate. While it is fun to be recognized as a graduate finishing (many) years of higher education (Bachelors of Arts from Macalester, Medical Degree from the U of MN, and most recently a Master of Public Health degree from UW not to mention internal medicine and cardiology graduations), but it feels different to be the parent of a child at graduation. I felt so proud of my son and so overjoyed that he had such as wonderful year, made new friends, and really matured that I honestly had little tears in my eyes as he "walked" across the Hartley Nature Preschool lobb

Benziger family 4th of July 2018! Happy 4th of July! It's one big (mostly) happy family! Mommy and "Uncle Sam" (one might think he was the model for those old iconic posters) It is always hard when the 4th of July, our nation's independence day, falls on a Wednesday. Do you celebrate the weekend before? The weekend after? Where are the fireworks on the 4th? This year we got to celebrate a couple times as we spent a few days at the lake the weekend before and then got to see the fireworks on July 5th in Duluth, which were delayed from the 4th due to bad weather and then return to the cabin for the weekend to see more fireworks on July 6th and participate in the boat parade with 25 other floats on Saturday July 7th.  Aerial lift bridge lit up on the 4th of July Grand Finale over Lake Superior It was an exhausting week but the kids had a great time! This holiday is special in our family because Auntie Annie was born on the 4th of July and it