Dec 16, 2012

Happy 4th Birthday, Catie!

Dec 16, 2012

Happy Birthday, Cate!  We can't believe you are already four years old.  She had a small party (check out the Barbie cake her mom made!) with the neighbors (Lauren and Anthony), Sophia and Isabelle. 
 We enjoyed celebrating in Atlantic with family over Thanksgiving.  In the picture below, Cate and her mom get to eat cake at Grandma Jane's and Papa's.  Cate got a kitchen for her outdoor playset and clothes from Grandma Jane.  From Papa Trewet she got a LeapFrog Tag Reader and everyone bought her books for it.  She loves it!  Oftentimes she is still awake reading when we go to bed. 

Thanksgiving with the Becker family

Even though short, we enjoyed having all the Becker grandchildren together.
The traditional sisters with the new baby in front of the fireplace picture with Avonell
Cate really enjoyed the newest (and only other) Becker grand girl!

Thankful for the Trewet family!

We were thankful for our family yet sure missed our Mamaw this year. 
 Thankful for Trewet girls (small in number but not in smiles!) and PINK FLUFF!
 Thankful for beaters after making pink fluff and KISSES FROM PAPA!
 Thankful for Trewet boys...the grown up kids that they are!
 

Nov 30, 2012

Our sweet Chip

Nov 30, 2012
Couldn't resist this cute picture of Charlie.  He is 20 months old in this picture.

Halloween

 Annual pumpkin carving.  Nothing new this year--Carter was amazing--he carved Kermit the Frog this year!  Ace always enjoys being in the picture.
Cate was going to be a princess but came down in a cheerleader costume instead!
 She says she was cheering for Carter's team (not specific to the Cyclones or Hawkeyes).
 Gotta love this shark on a mission to get some candy.
We LOVE our neighbors--Lauren and Anthony.  Cate spent the ENTIRE summer playing with them!

Cate's Dream Vacation


We took Cate on a magical vacation in October.  It was a short weekend getaway with one day at the beach and one day at Disney.  Charlie stayed home so it was extra special.    

 The highlight of the day was breakfast with ALL the princesses at Cinderella's castle.  All of us loved it!
 Our princess...
It really was magical...
 We had an absolute blast with our friends the Menschners! They have kids the same age as ours (Lucy and Charlie).  Cate and Lucy had lots and lots of fun together.
Cate sure does love her Daddy!  These smiles are priceless!
 When the girls were babies (and Katie and Andy lived in Des Moines) thought made disasters of themselves eating oreo truffles.  We tried to recreate the picture but instead had to make them messy.
The ocean was beautiful.  We are looking forward to going back (this time with Charlie).

Sep 19, 2012

Qatar trip for Dr. Coral

Sep 19, 2012
 Just a quick blog post from Qatar.  I don't have time to put too many pictures on here but I must say this has been one of the most amazing experiences of my whole life! 
Above is the group that we worked with from Hamad Medical Corp let by Dr. Hoda Badran who is sitting next to me.  We worked with them to implement a system of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for their pharmacy department.  I also gave a lecture to about 60 of their pharmacists on Medication Adherence and Motivating Patients. 
 The CPD Workshop Team--my good friends--Jen and Mike.  We have had the most fabulous time.  We feel so fortunate to have been invited by Mike to come to this wonderful country.  I could talk all day about the marvelous people, their country and their passion for learning in pharmacy. 
(Not to mention, that Mike got us here on the best airline in the world, Qatar Airways, in business class where we got our own set of pajamas and ate a 4 course chef prepared meal.) 
 Fahtire, Hoda, Jen, CoraLynn, Rasha after our evening in Katera at an Egyptian restaurant. Hoda and Rasha were both born in Egypt.  All 3 of these women are amazing.  All are about my age and are in management positions in the pharmacy.  The background is a hall where concerts occur in Katera. 
The first day we visited the Islam Art Museum (where picture #2 was taken) and went to the Souk Waqif which is the open market.  This man was from India and he made us bracelets from tree gum using his hands, a stick and a fire plate in front of him.  Super neat!  
 
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