I was listening to a great podcast with Susan Peterson, the owner of Freshly Picked, and she talked about one of her keys to success is that she has learned to live with intention. She uses the example of if you are going to bed, then actually go to bed don't "accidentally" play candy crush … Continue reading Intentionally awesome 

We met Calli, one of Marc's classmates at the white coat ceramony. She was super nice and she LOVED Ruby. (It's so hard not to)  This week Calli told Marc how she just couldn't stop talking about Ruby and how cute Ruby is, her baby soft skin... Calli's roommate quickly affirmed her comment, "it's true, … Continue reading The school mascot 

I really can't get over how stinkin' cute this little girl is.  She is finally growing out of her 3 month clothes so we busted in to her box of bigger clothes, and found this little number Jojo picked up for us in her cruise.  Naturally we had a spontaneous photos hoot ​Ruby found her tongue … Continue reading My happy girl 



The White Coat Ceremony celebrates Marc becoming a medical student. Whoohoo! Fist bump baby!  There are 76 kids in his class. Marc is a serious minority being a white male. Plus a married Mormon with a baby. The Keynote Speaker was awesome! He told several funny stories including his tribute to podiums. He told the history … Continue reading White coat ceremony 

Thank you Chick-fil-A ​for making my cow crew possible  ​our little Johnson here out for a graze  Say "chicken" Abby and McKay came too decked in their black and white. Everyone, including Ruby, got a free meal. Then the waiter couldn't find the other Abby to reliever their 2 boxes of chicken strips, so we … Continue reading Cow appreciation day

We spent Ruby's first Fourth of July at Huntington BeachRuby's first road trip! We were at a standstill for 30 minutes 9 miles for the Cali border. So Ruby came to hang out in the front with us.  Ariel and AT-ATs...Clearly these are good parents in front of us Does this bow make me look … Continue reading 4th of July 

I thought it was aopropriate to start the day with some tooth brush selfies... today has been such a long time coming, I can't believe it is finally here. I am so proud of this shirtless wonder.  To the next four years of at A. T. Still- endless tooth brush talk, long nights, thick text books, … Continue reading First day of dental school