Cory's Palmer Graduation

We all really wanted to be at Cory's graduation. So we decided the best option for us would be to drive. Its a 24 hour drive. With our babies it more like a 36 hour drive. So that was fun. They actually did really good. I was most worried about Carson. I loaded up on fun snacks and toys from the dollar store. I wrapped each toy and gave him a "present" whenever he got fussy. That worked really well. He also had Mickey and Daniel Tiger loaded onto the tablet. Caden did well. We had to stop lots for him though. I learned how to lean over and nurse while he was in his car seat. Which was awesome.

We stayed with Marci. We had so much fun hanging out with them for a couple of days. Carson loves Andrew and Alice. He had a blast. I don't know why we didn't take any pictures?!?

We also got to visit the Kellers. Carson misses playing with Olivia.

I'm really proud of Cory. It was a great ceremony. I had a hard time saying goodbye to Iowa.

A stop somewhere in Texas

Cory's dad is a Palmer Alum and got to walk across the stage with him.

Poor Carson. He was having a rough couple of days with all the travel.

 Congratulations, Cory! We are so proud of you. Thanks for all of your hard work. We love you.

Palmer Mansion Tour

In September, Cory and I finally took a tour of the Palmer Mansion. It was--interesting. It was home to B.J and Mabel Palmer in 1912. B.J Palmer developed chiropractic and D.D Palmer, his father, founded chiropractic.

Then...

And now.

It was really interesting. Mind-boggling, even. They were very wealthy and traveled a lot and brought a lot of stuff back with them. For example, they bought a mummy in Egypt. That mummy is now at the Putnam Museum here in town. But it was in their house. They have elephant feet as stool/benches. Like real preserved elephant feet. Along with a bunch of elegantly carved tusks. There is a whole bunch of Bud-hi stuff.  They owned all this over the top, crazy stuff. 

There is a crazy story about that tree in there. He basically felt bad about cutting it down and didn't want to get rid of it, so he put it in his house. And the trunks have intricate carvings all over them.

He had an organ in this room as well. (Above pic) You can't see it in the picture though. The pipes were in the ceiling. 

His office.

This is only a fraction of the craziness that we saw. It was mind blowing. 

White Coat Ceremony

In March, Cory had his White Coat Ceremony. It's kind of like a graduation. There was a speech about how great they were. Then the students lined up and shook hands with some people and had their "White Coats" put on them. It was a great mile-marker for Cory! He's been doing awesome and I'm so proud of him.

Cory, Ryan, Darren

My first time being his patient!!!