Dave currently has 4 dental interviews. They are at Midwestern, Loma Linda, USC, and University of Minnesota. He just had his interview at Midwestern on Tuesday, so technically he has 1 down and 3 to go. As much I was growing fond of his long hair, I made him cut it for his interviews. I don't want anything to deter him from getting into dental school.
Here's his hair before:
And after:
I know this is kind of late, but I wanted to post pictures from our trip to Washington. In September Dave and I went to Sumas for about 10 days. We got to see my parents and actually my entire family. Ben and Stephanie flew out from Tennessee with Reuben and Pearl and a little bun in the oven. Josh and Suzie and her brother and her friend flew up from Frezno. Marc and Jen and Samantha and Jack came up from Bellingham every day. The whole family together for the summer.
Dave's Dad came out for a couple of days to go hiking on Mt. Baker. The boys rented a whole bunch of gear from REI and even got some cool new hiking boots. They borrow backpacks from Marc and Jen and bought dehydrated food to spend the night on Baker.
It snowed. They snowballed clear a grassy patch for their camp.
Yum, dehydrated rice and peas.
And for dessert.
Uncle Roger took us sailing!
Dave's friend and coworker from The Coffee Club in New Zealand lives in Vancouver, so he came down for a little visit. They went on a few hikes as well.
Go USA!
Jack was dedicated at the church that Marc and Jen go to.
It was 10 days full of nephews, nieces, relatives and eating. It was relaxing and crazy at the same time, but it was fun!
Last week we went to Pella, Iowa to visit Dave's grandparents. His Dad, Mom and siblings drove down so we could spend some time with them as well. We arrived on Tuesday morning and spent all of Wednesday, Thursday and most of Friday with them. We played a lot of Scrabble and Rook. I was able to learn how to play Rook and not have my brothers getting mad at me or not wanting to be my partner. I got pretty good at the game if I do say so myself. We made a few trips to the thrift store and Dave made some delicious curry one night. His Aunt Joyce also made egg rolls which were absolutely to die for! We ate so much on this trip.
On Friday we went to Omaha. One of Dave's friends from college was getting married on Saturday. Dave got a chance to hang out with old college buddies and have a fun tiime at the wedding. I was even able to get him on the dance floor.
Last Friday night we celebrated Teresa's birthday. Her and Erin threw a high school themed party. Cafeteria food. Music. Trivia. And of course, dress up as a high school student. Were you the jock? Punk? Nerd? Cheerleader? 
I made a high school notebook for Teresa comepletely coverded in Robert Pattinson photos. That's so high school.
Your typical lunch tray. Careful, the jello could be spike?
Cheer squad.
Waiting for his turn with the principal.
Twin jocks.
Hey, I'm trying to take my yearbook photo.
Come on guys, one person at a time.
Ah yes, the traditional, basketball pose.
We said one person at a time.
We give up.
7 Minutes in Heaven? How'd that get there?
An unlikely friendship.
Opposites attract.
Hey we kind of look alike. Maybe?
Home schooler's trying to dance.
Geek girl is joining in.
Sorry Teresa, I think he's out of reach.
What a poser.
Surf's up dude!
Hmm, a punk cheerleader?
Dave got some sun the other day.
Presenting the Danny Marathon High School Class of '98:
Erin Hughes - The Home Schooler
David Kraayenbrink - The Jock #1
Jenny Welch - The Class Clown
Tara Kraayenbrink - The Punk
Teresa Walters - The Geeky Nerd
Jonathan Smith - The Jock #2
Lehua Kamakawiwoole - The Cheerleader
David Faulkner - The Surfer Dude.
*RING*
Schools out!
Our friend Lehua, had a housewarming party with the theme Saints & Sailors. It was mainly sailors though.
David was a Saint Bernard, but he doesn't have his whole outfit on so now he just looks silly. Lehua is next to him.
Whenever I got to a party, I pretty much always bring these games with me. Their home is permanently in my car trunk so I never forget them.
Twins separated at birth but then reunited at the age of 3 to become life long friends? I think so.
Last weekend we heard there were 20 ft waves at Newport Beach. The 20 footers were mainly on Friday and Saturday. We went on Sunday, but I bet we saw a few good 15 ft waves.
Dave graded papers.
I went for a walk to the pier. We thought there were bigger waves over there. 45 minutes later, after my long slanted walk along the water, I realized they weren't.
Dave sporting the pony tail. It's a recent development.
Sail away. Sail away. Sail away.
A lifeguard stand will forever remind me of The OC.
Waves by a place called "The Wedge". I guess the waves for a triangle type shape. Good for surfing and boggie boarding.
For Dave's Birthday we first had lunch at the Olive Garden where we both go the soup, salad, and breadsticks special. From there we went to the movie theater and saw the new Harry Potter movie. Don't even get me started on that. After the movie we went home for the party.
The carrot cake was so yummy! Gotta love Costco.
After the snacks, Dr. Mario and chit-chat, the troops made their way to town for some Laser tag.
Dave found a loose shopping cart.
We came back for some awesome carrot cake from Costco. It was Janelle's Birthday the next day, so we celebrated for two.
Make a wish!
Teresa, where did you get that!
The day after Dave's Birthday we went to Six Flags to celebrate his birthday, as well as Janelle's which was the 18th. We arrived at Six Flags around 2:45. It was unbearably hot! The beginning consisted of hopping from shade to shade as we made our way to our first ride, the X2. It was awesome!
Amazingly, every roller coaster we went on was awesome. We also went on one water ride that was moderate. We had hoped it would cool us off, but by the time we got to the front of the line, the sun had gone down.
It was a very fun and exhausting day. We were all glad when it was time to go home.
