omaha!

so what do you get when you have ... 1 pediatrician, 1 anesthesiologist, 2 ER docs, 1 yoga instructor on maternity leave, 1 nurse on maternity leave, 1 nurse who is on hiatus being a stay-at-home mom, 1 former nurse who just became a stay-at-home mama with hopes of becoming the next big thing in graphic design (ok, not necessarily the next big thing, but you catch my drift), 2 twin boys, 2 pretty much newborns (one just getting his wings- chicken, that is - one a hefty 14 pounds at 10 weeks!) and an adorable toddler princess who can hold her own with ALL these boys?!?! a crazy, fun-filled weekend of old friends and new babies!  let me explain:

i went to nursing school with kelli and kari- lived with them right after nursing school until i got married in october of '04- 5 years coming up!  we all went to KU, and the medical school just happened to be on the same campus as the nursing school... lucky us, i know!! :)  long story short, all of us nurses met and married doctors- and jacob (4th doctor) knew kelli from the lawrence campus and lived with her, then her and me, then eric during school... i know, you all care so much about this... oh, well :)

the last time all eight of us (plus aubs in the womb) got together was jacob and abby's wedding in may 2007 , and we've ALL spent the last few years having babies, so needless to say, haven't been able to travel all about the country to visit one another... the girls have gotten together a few times, but this was the first time every wife, every husband, and every baby were together- it was so great.  honestly, i thought it was going to be chaotic, loud, too much for all the new babies, etc., but it was so much fun and i can't wait to do it again! a breakdown of all the families:

kel + jared + aubrey = the scotts

kari + eric + noah = the rushes

jacob + abby + eli = the eastmans

and you know us - the storks :)

auntie kel, aubs, finn, and liam

finn, noah, aubrey, and liam

green for life - finn and a sour-pussed liam

eli

i mean, seriously, get a load of those thighs, cheeks, and eyelashes!! beautiful! :)

all roommates at one time or another

kel, jacob, lily, eric, and kari

aubrey, eli, sobes, gracie girl, and noah

eli and jacob

proud daddies

eric and noah, jacob and eli

noah's sweet high-tops :)

so it looks like jared, abby, and bryan were left out of this group of pictures - when i get the picture of EVERYONE from whoever has it, i'll add it to the bunch to make this post complete!