Canon at Cannon Beach

Their is an up side to medical school and residency. We get to see some AWESOME places. We haven't exactly stayed in one place since we started Medical School. Brad and I have lived in Des Moines IA, Casper WY, unknown, and Corvallis OR over the last 4 years of being married. We spent 1 "unknown" year going from extended stay hotel to ghetto motels and living in our parents basement. It's been quite the adventure.  And the best part about it is all the fun places we've taken our kids. Maven visted Mt Rushmore at 6 weeks old. He's already been to 16 states, maybe more I kind of lost count. He spent his first birthday at the Grand Canyon and has become quite accustomed to change.

It looks like things for Canon are already going the same direction. At only 2 weeks old we took Canon to Cannon Beach Oregon where we spent Christmas with my family. It was a perfect week and a great way to deal with Brad's not so accommodating work schedule.  And he's been to 4 states so far but that's a whole different post. 

Since we live in Oregon and only 3 hours from Cannon Beach a lot of people assume that's where Canon got his name. Of course there is the Canon camera and the Canon that shoots leading to his newest nickname...BOOMER. In all honestly we don't know what triggered the name Canon. Brad called me up one day while he was in West Virginia. I wasn't even pregnant at the time. He asked if I liked the name Canon. And it's one we never forgot about.  

What's funny about names is how they just work out. We love our little "BIG" Canon Ball and I can't think of a better name for him. 

Canon on Cannon Beach in front of the "goonies" rocks.
If you haven't seen the movie "The Goonies" I highly recommend it.