Graduation

I'm still trying to catch up from a busy spring. So, here are the pictures from Nate's graduation. It was a great couple of days! We are so proud of Nate! He loved everything about his experience at BYU. We are glad to be done and grateful to be staying here near family and friends, but we will always look back on the whole experience, including our time in Portland, with great memories.

Graduation Party

The end of the school year for Nate brought all kinds of parties! This was the first, the closing social.

 This is Nate's friend Andy from India. Everyone in the program loved Andy.

 Nate and me with our friends Ben and Jamie Dana.

 Our friends Elaine and Stephen from Australia.

 The graduating class.

 Nate's good friends Ryan and Stephen.

Nate with his "Head Sherpa." The sherpas helped mentor the first year students.

Nate's first year team. They spent a lot of time together the first semester.

Disneyland-Part 2

We spent three days in Disneyland and California Adventure, which meant we were able to do things we haven't had time for before, like the canoes and Tom Sawyer Island. Megan was so cute on the Toy Story ride in California Adventure. She had to hold onto her 3D glasses the whole time and didn't hit a thing, but she loved it! She also loved seeing the princesses in the parade. Josh's favorite part of the whole trip was getting his double light saber. Laura's favorite ride was Soarin' Over California and Lia loved all the "big" rides like Tower of Terror. We had a great time! We can't wait to go back...in a few years when Megan's old enough to go on everything and on a non-holiday weekend. 

Disneyland-Part 1

Nate and I surprised the kids with a trip to Disneyland at the beginning of April. We packed without them knowing and told them that morning that we were going to St. George. When we got to St. George, we told them we weren't really staying there and asked them where else they would like to go. Lia said (almost in passing), "well, I want to go to Disneyland, but I know we can't go there." When we told them that's where we were going, they couldn't believe it. They were so excited! Josh said, "the best day of my life is finally here!" We have video of it that I might post someday, but needless to say, it was pretty cute! The next few hours in the car were no big deal with Disneyland as the final destination.