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I didn't think a week could top graduation week, but this one has. Jesse's brother Seth and his wife Kari moved to Missouri today as Kari is starting medical school there. Jesse officially starts his residency tomorrow, and Ahna, Jesse's sister, moves to Alabama on Sunday to be near her boyfriend and start nursing school. Emotionally, it has been a roller coaster, but we are all getting through it. Since June slipped away, and I still didn't finish blogging from May, I'm just going to pick up here. Maybe I'll revisit those events at a later time. But, for now, I wanted to get recent pictures of the boys up!! Here's Maverick enjoying his sandbox! He loves playing in there. I don't even know how he fits in there with all those toys. We are really enjoying our fenced-in yard.
Seth, Kari, Maverick, and Jesse enjoying the fish.
We went to a Michigan Whitecaps game a few weeks back. Thrifty Thursday= $2 beer, $2 pop, and $1 hotdogs! Who could ask for anything more?

Soaking up the rays at the game.

Maverick feeding Everett his bottle. No one makes Everett smile or laugh like Maverick; it is too precious!

Although, Everett is pretty easy to please. And, he loves his exersaucer!

Maverick concentrating with his backhoe. He loves that thing.

Cheese!!

And, the most content baby on the block. Everett is just so dang happy, and it makes us so happy!

May Part I: Graduation!

May, what a busy month! I am going to work in parts to give everything proper coverage. We had graduation, baptism, and our move all scheduled within 3 days. It was crazy and fun all at the same time. As you know, Jesse and I are all-or-nothin kind of people so why wouldn't we schedule it all for one weekend?

First off, Congratulations to Jesse Van Heukelom, MD!! We are all so proud of you!Jesse had his picture taken in front of this very sign when he started med school 4 years ago. We can't believe how fast (and how slow at times) the time went. His head really should be much larger with all of the knowledge he's crammed in the past 4 years. Vermillion was a great place for us, but we are ready to go and explore new places!

The weekend started on Friday evening with the hooding ceremony in Sioux Falls. Most of our family was able to make it and the whole tribe came in from Michigan. Each student was recognized and a summary of their accomplishments and activities was read while being hooded. I have to say I was a bit disappointed with the accommodations, though. Apparently, the med school staff forgot to reserve the regular venue in advance, and we were left to enjoy this prestigious event in a blaw meeting room in the Holiday Inn. However, the cheese and desserts that followed were pretty tasty!

Here's Jesse with part of his Yankton crew. He will miss his carpool terribly!

Dr. Jesse and Kathy Van Heukelom.
My Grandma K always said I should marry a doctor or a lawyer, so I did. Thanks for the great advice! Love this guy!As most know, Jesse's favorite part of a party is the cake. When we were at HyVee deciding on the cake, Jesse said, "What should it say?" Jokingly, I replied, "Don't Kill 'Em Jesse." We both laughed and thought it was perfect. I think the baker thought we were crazy. Jesse and his favorite Grandma Ruth! After her trip to SD, she flew straight to Anchorage, Alaska for another grand-daughters graduation.

Oh, how I will miss my bff Jennifer.

Jesse in the hood!