Lucky Paul goes to Florida

Paul headed down to Florida at the end of March for some training at Florida State for an anchored phylogenmics workship. Poor dude didn't even get to enjoy the warmer temps and new views because the workshop he attended required really long days and no time for leisure.

The best news is that on the drive back, they got to swing a few hours to the east and visit his sister Camie in Jacksonville on the day they were blessing baby Mason. I stole some of these from Camie's blog (more here!), but a few of my favorites:

 

Paul's Ph.D. advisor, Karl, was with Paul at the training and was so nice to let that 3+ hour driving detour happen and join them for the blessing.

These two seemed to really enjoy each other. Paul texted me as they were leaving, "Mykita kissed my hand and wanted me to stay". I miss that sweet little thing (we hung out a lot together in Provo) and can't wait until I have a chance to see that Martin family again.

I was also glad that Camie and Paul were together to celebrate their dad's birthday - and even have the traditional root beer floats to celebrate, even if the picture came out a little fuzzy.