Loving the Life in Tulsa!!!

This is Ryan by the way. April and I have been kicking back here in Tulsa trying to develop more street cred in our community, and have totally ignored our blogspot. So since I had some down time, I wanted to post a quick summary of what we've been up to lately. April, our boys, and myself are really loving it here in Tulsa. Before I came here for clinicals, I thought that this place would be a desert, full of cowboys with huge belt buckles. But, actually its just the opposite. It is hot here, but its more green here than my hometown in WA, and the whole town as a whole is really modernized and extremely family friendly. The hospitals here are off the hook, and I've had a blast so far "neck kicking disease" on a daily basis in my rotations. April is still looking hot as ever, and our boys are still improving their "prodigy status" on a daily basis...


Here's a pic of myself aka "The Healer with Disease Neck Kicking Abilities", and Tommy Banks aka "Mo Money Medicine". Tommy and Myself rotated together for our Family Practice Rotation. It lasted 6 weeks, and just ended last week. We had a blast fighting chronic diseases at the front line of healthcare. Tommy, actually was a 4 Year Starter for LSU's Football Team, where some analysts have him ranked as the 3rd greatest Fullback of All Time at LSU... We did our Family Practice Rotation at a Clinic here in Tulsa, and I had a blast, and my Attending was awesome! The Staff at this clinic was awesome as well! They all took me out to lunch on my last day, and I posted this pic (8x10) in their hallway that stated below it "Here Stands Two Of the Most Legendary Med Students To Ever Step Foot Into This Clinic"... hahahaha... the clinic swore that they weren't going to take it down!


Here in Tulsa, there's this sweet Aquarium that basically has every fish imaginable in it. We bought a year long membership here, because Emmet is absolutely obsessed with this place. Some days, he wakes up and keeps saying "fish, fish, fish, fish". Then when we tell him that we'll take him to go see the fish, he usually starts giggling uncontrollably and starts chest bumping Weston non-stop in celebration! This is a pic that I was lucky to catch of Emmet at the Sting Ray exhibit, where you can touch them as they pass, or in Emmet's case.... headbutt them... lol


Well... Emmet is now Potty Trained!!! Woot Woot.... Chest Bump, Chest Bump!!! So here's Emmet and Weston catching some air out on our balcony... April never cares if our boys walk out there in their underwear... but as soon as I do, she starts tossing darts at me.... What's up with that!!!


This is usually how Emmet and Weston spend their days. They are always hooked at the hip, and try to cause as much trouble as they possibly can... April and I always talk about how lucky we are that Emmet and Weston were born so close together (same year even, geeeeezzzz April and I are gross hahaha) because Emmet would have been completely bored without him. April and I love spending each and every day with these two trained assassins!!!


This pic sums up Weston for ya! But don't let the face fool you, because he has every single pressure point memorized in 10 different species of mammals, and isn't afraid to attack them. You don't believe me... just try and eat some ice cream in front of him without giving him a bite, and see what happens... I did it once, and I woke up the next day with marker written all over my face, and Weston standing above me giggling in victory... lol


Here's another pic that sums Weston up for ya. Cute little booger! When Weston knocks a television over, or throws a cup of milk all over the carpet, he usually will run to the couch, assume this position, and smile JUST LIKE THIS! Therefore he pretty much gets away with EVERYTHING!


If you are walking in a back alley, and come across these two slick individuals with their shades on... don't even try to put up a defense, because more than likely... these two assassins are going to lay the bo staff to you before you can even reach for you handy iPhone to dial for help.


This is my Smokin Hot Wife, with Weston... This pic should be on some brochure that wants to advertise for "Perfection"


Here's a pic of April looking like one of those women where you go "Dang!!!, you have two kids??"




If you wake up to find yourself in a hospital, with me standing at your bedside flashing you my "Yeah Buddy" sign, like I am in this pic.... just know that you are in good hands... lol...

Just a little update on my Med School Journey... I passed my Board Exam in May 2009 (Chest Bump, Chest Bump), and I just finished my Family Practice Rotation. My next rotation begins next Monday in Internal Medicine, which probably means many nights in the Hospital round-housing diseases in the neck region...

Our day at the Tulsa Zoo!

This weekend we took the boys to the zoo here in Tulsa and had THE best time! Emmet and Wes jabbered a hundred miles a minute about all neat animals! It was so cute! Their favorite exhibits by far were the monkeys and the "feesh" aquariums. Hahaha! It was so funny watching them put their faces up to the glass and make monkey sounds at all the monkeys! It was a super hot day at about 90 degrees (dumb weather forecast said it would be cloudy! BOO!) but we still had lots of fun even with the nasty sweat rolling down our faces! The boys were troopers, like usual, and handled the heat better than I did! We ate a yummy (expensive!) lunch there and then finished our day taking a ride on the train! Needless to say Emmet and Wes were in heaven! They kept yelling "Choo Choo" and making the motion of honking a horn! I love boys! Hahaha! We bought a year pass so we'll be spending lots of time at the zoo! I'm so excited because it was beautiful, huge, and had lots of fun parks surrounding it! Doesn't get better than that!


Gorgeous scenery all over the place...I love how green it is here. Not at all what I was expecting!

My poor boys enduring the summer heat!

Me and my boys...they're getting so big!

We were lucky to see lots of animals in this heat wave! I sure would be hiding out!

My goofy boys! They had lots of cool mosaic artwork all over the place. I loved it, totally my kind of thing!

Strolling through the chimp and reptile observatory.

I let the boys loose and they had a ball climbing and getting a real close look at all the fish! They saw lots of "Nemo" fish, as they would say. Emmet was such a goof, he would put his fingers up to all the fish mouths and act like they were biting him...and pull his finger away really quickly. Hahaha! Oh, Em :)


Weston doesn't miss a thing :)


I saw this sign on every exhibit...freaked me out a bit!

More pretty mosaic stuff and I love flamingos!

...and I love zebra!

Final destination...the train! Yay! The boys were too busy looking at all the fun stuff to take a good picture! Oh well!

See ya next weekend, Zoo!

Back in Wa. for a month...

Warning: Picture Overload!

We spent the whole month of June back in Wa. and had the best time! We got to see family, old best friends, and lots of new cousins! I haven't blogged for awhile so I'm hoping the pictures will do the talking for me! I couldn't post all of my pictures but I put on lots and lots! I wish I would've taken more! I hope you enjoy! A big thanks to both our families for all the great memories and for putting up with us for a heck of a long time! We love you all!!!! (Pictures are backwards...)