Graduation

Yay for Jason!! He is an official college graduate.

Here are a few pictures from the two day event

Here are Thursdays events

COMMENCEMENT

Jason and his friend from High School Logan Walter

And a picture with the wives

Friday

-- CONVOCATION --

Getting ready to walk….his group was like the 3rd to last row!!! It took FOREVER!!

Heading out

Receiving his diploma

Me and Jase right after he received his diploma

Jason and His Grandma

Outside after graduation

The Boys

Celebration

Jason and his Dad

The Whole gang!

I’m so proud of you Jason! Seriously such a great accomplishment….thanks for always being so hardworking and dedicated. Love ya baby!!

Happy Birthday Dad!

So today would have been my Dad's 79th Birthday! Kind of a hard day :( BUT -- having the knowledge of the gospel makes it a better day :) I am so grateful to have been raised by such a loving and dedicated father. He was so supportive of everything we did. I am so grateful for all the amazing memories that I have with him. The fun trips...and the years after college when I was living with home and just chillin with him and my mom. I will always cherish those few years of precious quality time. I'm so grateful for the knowledge I have that I will be with him again one day. I know that he watches over us, and will help guide our lives so that we can return and live all together with our Heavenly Father some day. I'm so grateful for a strong and loving and courageous mom who continues to lead our family with such love, faith, and strength. I don't know what I would do without her. I just pray that the Lord will watch over her, and all of us, this next month. We miss him so much...some days are better than others, but as we come upon the anniversary of losing him -- I am reminded of how blessed we were to have him as our father, and I know that I just need to hold to that. And just smile and remember all the funny memories of my dad. To list a few:

• Big Gulps


• Diet Coke


• Nacho's built 12 inches high from 7/11


• Being "Santa's helper" each season and how his voice got really high when he talked to kids -- and didn't sound like Santa at all -- and mom would try to tell him to not talk in such a high voice.


• Cover me where I fall


• How loud his voice would get when "discussing" things


• Dad's Philosophy of how you could get ahead a $1 by eating at Burger King w/ the coupon on the back of the receipt -- you know what i am talking about ;)


• His Wayne Shirt


• His supernatural ability to fall dead asleep in the middle of a conversation, but then pipe in whenever he wanted to -- like he had heard the whole conversation and was never actually asleep.


• Him and mom traipsing all around Disneyland with the family until he basically couldnt walk


• Mom and dad traveling the world


• Always putting his kids first....

The List could go on and on :) I am so grateful to have had such a fun and loving father to help guide me through the early parts of my life. I will miss him always, but am grateful that I can still feel of his