Rick and Ranae: White Coat and Birthdays!

I finally am catching up on posting....The end of September is already here. September brought a fun trip to West Virginia to Eric's White Coat Ceremony. It was fun not to have to be tired from traveling and driving and to just enjoy! The ceremony was very nice and it was great that Joy's brother-in-law, Mike, was able to come and present Eric his white coat. It is hard to imagine my baby being in the next segment of his life. Wow! We also enjoyed going and seeing the Greenbrier (a hotel/resort built in the 1790's). It was easy to feel the ambiance of the place. We were treated with some special dinners made by Joy and a morning to a museum. Thanks Eric and Joy for the wonderful time.

We also had fun in September going out to eat for our grandkids, Maddie and Kaiden. It was fun to see their faces as they opened gifts and to celebrate with them. Thanks for inviting us!

Waiting for ceremony to begin!

Seats for the med students!

Eric's brother-in-law, Mike, putting on Eric's white coat!

Afterwards in the quad area. We were able to go see inside the buildings and to visit the anatomy lab with Eric and.....that was....very interesting! Actually it was pretty amazing!

Aren't these two pictures below so alike? I think they are pretty cute!

The Visit to the Greenbrier....What a great place! It's hard to believe it was built in the 1790's.

The pictures below don't really do it justice...It was awesome! It had shops below to browse in and then we found out later that they also have an area out back with working crafters that you can watch!

Olivia and seeing the horses!

What a Cutie!!!

We had fun going out to eat with Jason, Lacey and family for Maddie's Birthday and then for Kaiden's birthday. It was fun to see their excited expressions as they opened their gifts from us and to wish them Happy Birthday! They are both such cute grandkids!