And our new home will be....

North Carolina.

We just got word this week that North Carolina will be home for the next 4 years. I'm being assigned to Fort Bragg, NC. We're excited but a bit anxious. I'm leaving Texas after 15 good years. Heather is leaving after 29 years. Zachary and Zoe are a bit attached as well.

Fort Bragg is home to many of the army's elite forces and the hospital is a good one. I'll stay busy taking care of all of the fractures that each new set of airborne training missions brings.

We're planning a trip in April or May to look at houses and get an idea of our new home. We'll relocate in June/July later this year.

We'll keep you posted as the details unwind.

Zoe's mullet and Zachary's rooster hair

It seems like I'm a bit behind in posting family happenings. Perhaps these pictures will help everyone catch up.

It's only been about two months since our last post. I'm sure a lot has happened during that time, but I've been living in the hospital most of the better part of that time (80-110 hrs/week) and each 13-38 hr "shift" fades into the next one.

Heather continues to go about family business daily with few interruptions from her husband and Zachary and Zoe have the benefit of her undivided attention 24hrs per day. They have both finally grown a little bit of hair.

In fact, Zoe has the cutest mullet on the block. You'd hardly find a cuter redneck baby (dressed in Ralph Lauren Polo).

Zachary's hair has become a repository for unwanted food at every meal and finds it very funny to wipe his hands in his hair...mostly because mom makes a face and says "no-no" every time he performs this egregrious act.

Heather cut her hair recently. I was a bit skeptical when she told me she wanted to cut it very short, but she looks quite glamorous with her new short look.

I'm training for another Marathon (Bataan Death March--26.2 miles in full military gear + 35lb ruck sack) and the weight keeps dropping. Marathons are an excuse to eat just about anything. Heather does not appreciate this bad influence.

Hopefully the pictures help prove that we are doing well. Our five years in San Antonio is about to come to an end, and we'll pack up and move somewhere else in a few months. We'll keep you posted...in about 2 months.

Elliott, Heather, Zachary and Zoe