Part II - Scott's WHITE COAT Ceremony (and weekend)

Click Here for Part I of this post: "Let Me Show You Galveston - (Scott's White Coat Ceremony PART I)"

Pre- White Coat Ceremony:

Saturday afternoon (the day before the ceremony), when Scott's parents got in town, Scott and I went to a dinner/casino night for the students and their spouses while both of our parents went to a parent dinner as part of the beginning of orientation.

The only pic I got from Casino night. 

(We know, we've already made fun of his hair about it looking like he was electrocuted or something. He hates this pic, but it's the only one!)

They gave us money in chips that we could play with and use towards the raffle. It was a fun little party. 

We met up afterward  on the Seawall. Scott hadn't seen his parents yet. 

 Look who we ran into!!  ;)

Then we drove around and did a little sight- seeing.

After Hurricane Ike in 2008, many of the trees on the island died. A couple of local artists made use of many by carving them and making pieces of art out of them and preserving them. We drove around the neighborhoods that had them in the yards. They are so cool!!

Here it is. 

The main event. 

The reason our parents came in town in the first place.

***THE WHITE COAT CEREMONY***

 Letting her run around while she still could!

We had to get there early to get good seats. 

Just leaving Scotty a little love note at his seat :)

COUSINS!!! 

There he is! White coat in hand! 

See him? He's looking our way.. 

Heading toward the stage to get white-coated. 

And then that guy walks right in front of him when I take the picture of his coating. Sweet.

Scott looks kinda like a scare crow.  

Future Dr. Walton- with old-school yearbook hair. :) (It's gone now!)

Scotty's bro. Justin came and his wife Nikki- who moved to Houston 2 weeks after we moved to Galveston! 

We're glad to have them close! 

Back at our place for lunch after the ceremony

Lisa cried giving the prayer :)

 That's the clock I got from that chubby mermaid store in the last post!

And of course, the Ferry again, where I got a 

SWEET CLOSE UP PIC OF A DOPHIN THIS TIME!! It's coming...

 Hmmmm...I wonder what he's pointing at. 

Could it be one of THESE?!?!?!?!?

I THINK SOO!! 

I'm SO proud of that pic. MMM!

I spy: another dolphin

(This is why I am so proud of that last pic..)

"FREE WILLY!"

Nice sky, huh?

After the Ferry/dolphin viewing, everyone left but my parents and it was time to chill, then go to the beach ONE LAST TIME before they left at 6 the next morning. 

She had just scraped her knee :( 

I love the background in this pic...so blue!

Thanks Mom and Dad, Ken and Lisa, Justin and Nikki for such a fun week/weekend!

Now that the rest of you know how much fun we have here, I'm expecting lots of visitors over the next four years!! Just so ya know :)