Father's Day 2009

Happy Fathers' Day!! Thank you to my sweetheart of a husband for your hard work and dedication to our family. You are a manly example of being a family man. Faith in God, strong work ethics, outdoorsman, and loving father to our children. Thank you for doing so well. I love you....

Super Dad and his girls

Father and Son

BBQ at Lori's Dad's house
The new father this year, Troy and his son, Wyatt

Cherries from Grandpa and Grandma Nichols' Tree

Matt and the puppies

Tiger

Cute-ness Pictures

A few pictures from today...

Checkers (almost 14 years old)

Our resident squirrel

Actually, this may be a new one, he's too skinny

Daughter, Nicole & Bear

Bear getting a massage in the sunshine

Tiger soaking up the warmth of the sun on the deck

Nicole gracefully enjoying the sunflower

Nurse Lori

After several years of night classes and two years of nursing school.... Lori graduates with a Nursing degree.

Intentionally, pictures have waited until now to be posted--more of a celebration on the completion. None of this would have been possible with out her husband, Matthew, and our faith in God, our heavenly Father--through Him who strengthens us.

Lori (bottom row, third in) at a Healthy Living Heart Fair on Valentine's Day

Lori (top left) at Diabetes Expo, screening booth

Lori and classmate, Myrt in the nursing lab

Lori and classmate Carrie at a Community Resource Fair

Lori and classmate Bernadette, studying in library

Lori's first friend in nursing school, Jen

Lori at Haunted House Safety fair--dressed up as a kid who ate too much candy

Preparations for Healthy Heart Fair, showing off our display about Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease

Haunted House incident prompted a visit from the fire department, our fog machine got a bit out of control--the whole building had to be evacuated

Study group with friends, Angie and Amy--each test was critical

Diabetes Expo participants--Lori on bottom right

Community clinical experience at state prison, it was interesting--pictured Amy, Peggy (instructor) and Lori. Yep, that's razor wire in background.

Simulation Lab, practicing Codes--the "patient" had a heart attack, and Lori is giving chest compressions

Flu immunization clinic, this veteran was patient to Lori's speech on the benefits of the vaccine--and willingly gave in :)

Peggy, Lori's second year advisor and also clinical instructor for community rotation

Graduation day, June 12, 2009

Yes! Finally, it's over!!!!

Pinning Ceremony...a tradition among nurses to have a mentor nurse pin the nursing pin onto the graduating nurse--a welcoming into the nursing profession. Peggy, Lori's advisor pinned her.

Lori wore nursing whites and a traditional cap that nurses from Portland Community College use to wear--a tradition that stopped in the early 1990's. Each nursing school uses it's own cap design. Lori found this one on line, along with a white nurse uniform.

Debi, Dad, Randy, Lori, Lynn, Tim & Raina (Matt is taking the picture)

Pinning Ceremony video links:

Video one - Intro & Speeches

Video two - Student Pinning & Closing Remarks

Dan Turns 19

Our Son, Dan, turned 19 today