Family Pictures (Nov/Dec 2012)

We had family pictures taken on the farm back during the end of November. Below are some of our favorite pictures. Rachel did a great job and we can't wait to use her again!

Children's Museum & Other December Photos

We got a membership to a children's museum down the road. Addi LOVES it!

checking and sorting eggs

buying groceries

checking out

working at the dairy

driving a firetruck

pumping gas

playing hockey

on an arctic mission 

Getting Addi to "snow" tube at the museum took some convincing, but after she went once we waited in line a few more times so she could go again

5th Annual Ugly Sweater Party (in SC for the first time!)

Random Pictures

Donkeys, goats, and chickens!

A visit to Logan's

Making Christmas cookies

Helping Papa feed the cows

Jocelyn and Daisy

Brooks and Addi - driving their "car"

Decorating for the holidays

One fun thing about being in a new house for Christmas is getting to figure out where all of the Christmas decorations will go. We had a fun time decorating as usual!

Addi moved all the people, snowpeople, and animals to the church. If they were moved back to their "homes" she moved them back to church. 

Tree 1 - our inside tree

Tree 2 - our Clemson tree. We had room for it on the sun porch!

Dylan and Tree 3 - Addison's tree

Graduation!

Graduation was amazing! I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was so emotional and grinning ear-to-ear the entire time! We rented a house outside of Tallahassee and friends and family came over to celebrate. I can't believe that I am finally finished and am so grateful for the love and support of family and friends along this amazing journey! Getting a PhD is such a wonderful accomplishment and I am proud of myself. There were times along the way that I wasn't sure I would ever get here but here I am! I am going to post a video of me getting hooded, pictures of the day, and a video of Addison and Brandy dancing.

I took this the night before graduation

Right before I walked across stage

Most of my classes were in the College of Education building  - Stone Building

My parents have been such a rock of support in my life!

I am so lucky to have such wonderful in-laws - always supportive and loving

Vanessa is not only a wonderful mentor and major professor but a wonderful friend! Thanks, V!

Future doc?

This is a video of me graduating - I narrowed it down to my hooding so it's just over 5 minutes. 

Here are some pictures from the graduation celebration. I wish I would have taken more pictures. I didn't pull out the camera until later in the evening.

Lake Talquin

this is a video of Addison and Brandy dancing at our graduation celebration