Derick's graduation

Derick graduated today! I am beyond proud of him. He has worked so hard these last 2 years with a {more-than} full-time job, full-time school, being a husband and father, and some big church callings. This semester was especially taxing, and we are all glad that he's done. He now has a Master's in Management Systems Engineering. Thankfully, with him graduating in December instead of May, the graduation ceremony was small and not crowded, which was nice since I had the boys. The boys did great. I had to take them out a few times (especially Bennett), but overall, I was proud of them. It was nice to be able to have Grammy and Papa there to celebrate with us. It was their last day with us, so we tried to make the most of it. After graduation, we went to Red Robin to eat dinner. Then we went home and opened Christmas gifts from/to them. It was a fun day. Most of the pictures didn't turn out great at all, but oh well.

Bennett spotted Derick when he walked out, and he wanted to get him so bad. He started making sounds and trying to get out of my arms to get to Daddy.

Lincoln decided that he was tired. He put his head in Grammy's lap and lifted up his shirt so that she could rub his back.

This dinosaur was Derick's when he grew up. Lincoln has been really into dinosaurs lately, so Grammy and Papa decided to give it to the boys. Lincoln was so excited about it and started cuddling with it immediately. He decided to name the dinosaur Henry. Ha ha.