Our New Graduate!!!

Today we were able to celebrate with Jared as he graduated with his Master's degree in Secondary Education! Sometimes I think I forget how hard and time consuming going to college is - especially graduate school. And not only has Jared been doing that, but also completing his first year of teaching as well! Needless to say, he has been super busy, but has done such an amazing job with school, teaching, and being a great husband and father!!!

As most of you know, an actual graduation ceremony isn't the most stimulating thing in the world. I was so glad that we had a few things along to entertain Tori! Other than a few crazy incidences (Tori decided, after eating a whole bunch of chex mix, that she didn't like it anymore and spit it out all over her dress and chair, and looking over to see pee running down her legs - apparently her diaper was saturated and couldn't hold another drop, resulting in an emergency diaper change right there in the middle of graduation), Tori did awesome! This is how she spent most of the graduation:
Sadly, I missed when they read Jared's name. But I did catch his dedication and actual hooding!!!

Here is Jared getting hooded by his professor Dr. Kathy Maars!

Hurrah for a fun graduation family photo - too bad Tori was a little done with the whole thing by this point!!!
Here is Jared (and Tori) with Dr. Maars - she is such a fabulous professor and has been a huge help in guiding Jared through the past 4 years of his education! We have been very blessed to have her in our lives!!!

Here is one very happy graduate!

Happy graduation Jared - we are so proud of you and all that you have accomplished!!! Love you tons and tons!!!