Easter Egg Coloring 4/12/09

I love dyeing Easter Eggs.  Here are a few shots of the festivities last year:

 Becca with her egg.

 Joe made a world globe egg.

 Jonathan made Mike Wazowski from Monster's Inc.  Love it!

2nd Annual Branch Spud Derby

Thanks to Sam Strattford's brilliant ideas, we started the tradition of the Spud Derby in the branch.  Basically, you get extra large potatoes then carve, decorate, and wheel them up.  Brother Vincze always finds the best potatoes and yams around along with the supply of wheels.  Sam brings the track.  Everyone brings their tools and imagination.  I guess I primarily worried about food.

Joe, Sam and the Missionary getting ready for a race. 

 Rachel K and the missionary battling it out.

 One of the competitions was CLOSE but fortunately it was recorded.  Everyone is huddled around trying to decide the winner of that race.

 Joe and I with our spuds - mine is Dumbo (looks like an elephant, ears and all).

 We always give out multiple awards.  Honestly, I can't remember who won what or even who had the fastest car this year.  Here is Sam presenting Rachel K with an award.

 Jill, Rachel, Sam, & Matt

 All of the winners including Joe (neither of us can recall what he won).  Congrats to all!  I sure hope the Branch keeps up the tradition.

White Coat Ceremony 4/3/09

Time always seems to fly by particularly when the class following me had their White Coat Ceremony.  I was at Bridgeport doing outpatient Pediatrics.  I was just about late handing off Lance McKay's white coat to him (he was my little sib), but thankfully I made it just in time.  

Here comes Catherine down the aisle.

 Clay and Geoff

 Catherine and Chelsea

 Geoff, Chelsea, Me, and Clay