Jed Graduated!!

This past week has been exhausting but really exciting. The kids have been getting ready to move all of our belongings to Utah and so we spent the week packing. It was kind of hard to actually motivate myself to pack just because this time we were leaving California. I'm up for change and am excited to start new, but with the move it also means that Jed's closer to leaving for 3 months. So it's been a little bit of an emotional time for everyone.
Elijah has been so excited to move. He has been trying to pack his own things (he would put all of his various toys and things into ziploc bags to pack them on his own). He didn't realize that we would still be around for another month, so when Jed's brother, Nelson, took our moving truck to Utah, Elijah was so sad and started crying because he wanted to go with it. He only was comforted with the fact he gets to spend time with his uncles and aunts here before we move.
(I just wanted to also add a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped us pack and move throughout the week! You all are so wonderful and we're so blessed to have such amazing family and friends!)

But the main event that took place this hectic weekend was Jed graduating! He has been working so hard towards this goal and it finally happened. He has put in so much time and effort and late nights and early mornings and work and frustration to get to this point. I am so extremely proud of him and everything he has achieved. Jed's main thing that he wants to teach our kids is to always finish the job no matter what it takes. I know that Elijah looks up to Jed so much (Elijah always wants to "go to school like daddy" or "needs to do homework like daddy") and that this was such a great achievement for Jed and for our kids. Even though he graduated, Jed is onto bigger things. He's already trying to see if he can get his Masters and talking about getting his PhD right after his Masters. He is such an amazing person and I am so fortunate to be married to him. He is an incredible father and husband and works so hard to achieve everything that he wants in life.

Jed's parents and brother came for his graduation (and were also kind enough to take all of our belongings back to Utah with them). I know it meant a lot to him to have the love and support of his family (and we missed those who weren't able to come). Nelson took pictures of his graduation since I was blind and couldn't see anything because my glasses got packed without my glasses case...oops! But he was able to get great pictures of Jed graduating.

 This was Sunday before Jed's parents left:

After his graduation, we had a BBQ with friends and family to celebrate and as a farewell. It was so much fun to be able to see our friends (and I know Elijah also really had fun being with his friends for a last few times). Thank you everyone who came! We love you all and will miss you guys terribly! (On the happy side, we'll be back to visit and if anyone wants to go to Utah and needs a place to crash call us up : D )