(lots of pictures from) GRADUATION

It’s probably a sin how much pride I have for my husband this week.  Good job honey!

 

He was pretty easy to spot it the line-up since he’s SO TALL.  Check out this poor short guy that had to stand by Dan, I doubt he was more than 5 feet tall.

Meanwhile… up in the stands:

   

 

Sophie’s favorite parts of graduation (after Grandma, Jake, and the treats) were this guy’s green hair in front of us and the service dog that was among the graduates.

My favorite part of the ceremony was when they announced “Daniel Chapman!”  Since they asked us to hold our applause until the end the stadium was mostly silent.  And Sophie knew she should be excited for daddy but didn’t know why.  So when they announced “Daniel Chapman”  Sophie screamed, “Yea, Daddy got his CHAPMAN, Daddy got his CHAPMAN, yeah Daddy!!!” We tried to explain that Chapman was his and her last name.  But every time she sees his tassel hanging off our rear view mirror she says, “Look mommy it’s daddy’s Chapman!”  So cute, I love this funny girl.

My cute girls with their dolls in matching dresses stopped traffic.  Thanks Grandma!  There was a reception after graduation but it was hot, windy and (as evident in the picture below) the kiddos were ready for naps.  So after a few pictures we went home.  I can’t thank all of my kid holders (Mom, Dad, Tom, Nedra, Jake, and Kim) enough.  I didn’t do much kid holding during the ceremony, they had me covered.  I feel so fortunate to have all that support!  Also, thanks to Kim for letting me borrow her camera for the day, I went a little picture crazy since I’ve been camera deprived.

In the program it said that these hats were specially designed for DU’s law school and the graduates are entitled to wear the cap.  (I know you’re jealous.)  It also said, “When Roman law freed slaves they won the privilege of wearing a cap.  The academic cap is a sign of freedom of scholarship as well as responsibility and dignity.”  We are feeling pretty free, but unfortunately for law graduates they still have the bar exam hanging over their heads.  Dan started a full-time bar prep class on Monday, he’ll take the Colorado bar in July and we’ll get his results in October.  I don’t know if we’ll feel really free until October, but graduating from law school is a huge accomplishment in itself.

 

Coming soon… pictures from our dinner celebration and Grandpa Tom’s awesome birthday monkey hat!