We are fortunate that our kids go I great schools and have fantastic teachers. Kira is now going into 7th grade at Brandywine Springs School and Leah is going into 4th grade at Claymont Elementary School. Even though they have great teachers and schools, I have never liked open houses that the teachers have in the beginning of the year for parents of all the children.

Kira was recently cleaning her room and found this picture I drew for Kira (and hid in her desk for her to find the next day) while attending the open house for her class at the beginning of 5th grade. Her teacher was one of her (and our) favorite teachers Ms. Szymanski, who later won Teacher of the Year for the whole state. My dad (Dr. Mervin) used to leave the same type of notes for me when I was a kid. I guess he found the open houses to be uninteresting too!

Kira and Leah enjoyed helping out at the office on Thursday July 3. Thanks girls!

Doctors should stop performing routine pelvic exams, a key component of regular physicals for women, an influential medical group said Monday.

There is no evidence that such pelvic exams are useful and plenty to suggest that the procedure provokes fear, anxiety and pain in many women, the American College of Physicians said in a new practice guideline for doctors.

Kira and Leah enjoyed visiting the new trampoline park Stratosphere where they could practice some of their gymnastics skills.

We had a surprise party for our assistant Michelle (in the middle) who is expecting her second child (a girl) in a few weeks. Congratulations Michelle!