Happy Father's Day!

Just a quick shout out to all the Dad (especially ours!).  Hope you all had a great Father's Day!  I ran into work for a couple hours then took Rohan to 2 splash pads to thoroughly wear him out!  While I was at work I got a text from Mara saying Rohan had fallen into the fountain across from my work.  Mara jumped in and got him and they both got soaked!  Good thing it's a dry heat here.  Rohan was fine, and was actually trying to get back into the water when Mara picked him up.  So wish we had that on camera...:)  We hit up a new Indian Restaurant (new to us anyway) called India Gate for an awesome buffet while Rohan slept off the morning's excitement.  We then hit up the Tempe Town Lake splash pad for almost 2 hours.  Rohan was a worn out boy by the end of the day!
An interesting story from last week that only Mara & Sasha could pull off.  Mara stabbed herself with a knife while de-pitting an avocado.  The wound wasn't too deep, and only about 1/4 inch wide.  We had plans to go climb and do yoga with Sasha and Xiomy.  When we got there, Sasha was all ready with her suture kit and needle driver (AKA needle nose pliers).  Right in the lobby of AZR Sasha put in a stitch.  Unfortunately it ripped through so she had to put one more.  It was pretty fun to watch, and they had a crown of 5-6 people watching them intently...:)  Ahh....the shenanigans of medical students...
Mara and Sasha also flew out to Philadelphia, PA for their Physical Examination.  Essentially fake patients with issues you would see in the ER or with a family physician.  The consensus was it was an absolute waste of time and $$, but it's just another hoop they had to jump through on their way to their doctorate.  They did find some time after their exam to get authentic Philly Cheesesteaks from 2 renowned establishments; Geno's & Pat's.  The overall winner was Geno's.  They ran off some of that with a run through Fairmount Park as well as a jaunt up the steps from the Rocky movies (Philadelphia Museum of Art).  Afterwards they capped off the LONG day with some pomegranate mojitos and some well deserved relaxation .  Rohan and I hung back in the heat, and found a splashpad at DC Ranch to cool off in.  Rohan played for almost and hour by himself (not counting me).
Mara is hitting the home stretch for exams, and takes her last one of the summer next week.  Then rotations start again, kicking off with family practice and outpatient peds.  This summer is already screaming past us, so hopefully we'll get a chance to beat the heat and camp in Payson or head back to the Kaibab Forest & Grand Canyon NP.
Hope everyone is having a great week and staying cool (AZ) and dry (IA, IL & WI)!


Mara Getting Stitched At AZR:


Rohan Enjoying The Splashpad: