happy birthday to you,

happy birthday to you,
happy birthday dear spencer!
happy birthday to you!!!

spencer turned 25 last thursday. for his birthday this year he got to graduate. we're both really excited about that. commencement was on thursday and his college convocation was friday. the boys and i went to both. we are very grateful to have had eden come with us to commencement with us. she was great and took care of andy for me. benny was really good and stayed in his chair looking at books and eating vanilla wafers. it was nice. THANK YOU, EDEN!!!

friday was a nice graduation - even for life sciences! i was there are the beginning by myself and it didn't go too badly until andy had a blowout... i thought of leaving benny in his chair while i went to change andy (there was someone from our ward in front of us, so he wouldn't have been alone). i decided to take him with me because he doesn't really know this girl, and i didn't want him freaking out with me gone. i got to the top of the stairs holding andy in my left arm and benny on my left hip. luckily when i got to the top lilly ann (spencer's mom) was there and was able to take benny from me while i went to change andy. really wasn't so bad.

some pictures from the big day:

benny during the processional. he kept his coat on the whole time - and his hood. i asked a couple of times if he wanted to take it off and he'd answer, "no!"

my three boys.

our newest family picture taken by eden.
she was a big help in so many ways! thanks, again, eden!

our graduate.
the boys and i left before spencer did and i didn't see his osu tie until after commencement. very appropriate for the start of our next journey.

our future graduates.

an extra picture of andy because this is the only shot that eden let us get of her.
i know we would have survived without her, but i'm not sure how.

we had a great couple of days last week. we're so excited for spencer to be graduated. he worked really hard and we're really happy for him. now we just have to get ready for more school in a completely different place. we're really excited for our next journey as a family.