So much has happened since my last post (imagine that). Here is my attempt to give a recap and update. Only the good stuff of course...

Graduation from grad school! WAY TO GO JEFF!!!

While overshadowed by the fact that we still didn't have a job and moving in to Jeff's parents' basement wasn't exactly how we envision coming out of grad school, graduation still seemed like a major accomplishment to me. Our time at BYU really flew by. We have both learned a lot through this experience and even though there were A LOT of tough times, the good times definitely outweigh the bad and we were able to become good friends with a lot of amazing people. I already miss the friends and fun activities...Jeff's still too busy to miss homework (okay, I don't think that ever happens).
We also survived the graduation ceremony and if you can survive that with small children you can survive anything! I love Drew's face in the bottom left picture...I finally let him run around at the very end.

FLORIDA!

Some of our good friends from the program invited us to stay with them at their parent's BeAuTiFUl beach house in Florida. We had a great time soaking up the sun by the pool and beach and enjoying being with our friends. Our kids LOVED being able to walk out to the beach every day and play in the sand or swim in the pool. One of the best parts was while the younger kids napped we'd turn on a movie for the older kids and then play games, swim in the ocean or just hang out by the pool. And when the kids went to bed the grown ups partied playing pool, watching movies, playing games and just talking...it truly was paradise!