Chase is officially a Doctor of Pharmacy! I am so proud! My family came into town from AZ on Thursday afternoon (5/31) right before Chase and I left to go to his senior banquet at La Caille. We had a good dinner, watched a slideshow, and they did a raffle (Chase won a $50 Amazon gift card), and gag prizes for some students.
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| Chase and his best buddy Jake |
Friday, we went shopping down in Provo at the BYU bookstore, the Mall, Seagull Book, and DI. We found a couple items of maternity clothing and I found a dresser for the baby's room at DI. Then we went to dinner at Tepanyaki for Bethany's birthday.
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| Bethany, James, Mom, Dad, Scott |
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| They forced her to dance while they sang Happy Birthday! |
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| You get ice cream for being a graduate too! (And his wife!) |
When we got home, Chase, James, and Scott went out shooting. Chase has been dying to go shooting forever, so I'm glad there were some guys here to go with him. The rest of us worked on the food for the BBQ after the graduation the next day. My dad and I went to pick up chairs and tables from cousin Kim and everyone helped set up and decorate the clubhouse for the BBQ. Saturday was the big day! We woke up early to get Chase up to the UofU by 8:15. After waiting and searching for the shuttle, we finally made it over to Kingsbury Hall and took our seats that Chase's family had saved for us (thanks guys!). We were pretty close to the stage and got to see Chase very well. The graduation was pretty short, which is always nice and Chase got his Doctoral hood after he walked across the stage. We got to take pictures outside when it was over and then made our way back home for the celebration. A lot of family and friends came to the BBQ to celebrate Chase's huge achievement and we were so grateful! Thank you all for coming and showing your support for Chase over the years! We spent the afternoon cleaning up and went to see a movie that night. Sunday, we all went to church and got to see Chase teach his Sunday School class (he did so well!). We spent the afternoon relaxing and spending time together. We stayed up late going through baby stuff that I have already received/borrowed and visiting because my family was leaving the next morning. It was so much fun to have them all here. I loved having a full house!
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| Bethany and James |
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| Jennae and Stacey |
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| Sweet Little Brynn |
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| Melissa and Kristi |
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| Dad, Mom, Scott |
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| My beautiful Mom |
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| Such a happy baby! |
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| Kyle and Shauna |
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| He's pretty hard to spot... |
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| Getting "hooded" |
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| He's so happy! |
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| Taking their oath |
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| Switching the tassel to the other side |
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| A very proud wife! |
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| You can't beat the proud look on this mother's face! |
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| "Mother Hen" - a graduation tradition |
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| Jake, Chase, and Dan |
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| The Pabin Family |
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| The Straw Family |
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| The Whole Family |
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| Cute little Kevin |
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| Nick, Tessa, and Addie |
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| Love my little Brynn |
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| Face Cake! My awesome cousin Heather made this and my parents brought it from AZ! |
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| Melissa, Amy, Shauna |
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| Dane |
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| Mom, Scott, Dad |
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| Cliff, Chelsea |
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| Stacey, Jennae |
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| Our Grill Master! Thanks James! |
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| Molly, Mindy |
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| Tessa, Kristi |
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| Beautiful Bethany |
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| Shauna & Kyle got him an engraved pen |
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| I got him a skydiving session! |
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| Our favorite next door neighbor Brittney |
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| Spencer wanted to go swimming so bad!! |
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| As soon as everyone got in the pool, it started pouring down rain! |
We decided to take some pictures of my sister and I pregnant together. It was fun trying to get just the right light and positions and to get the husbands to smile well!
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| James and Bethany |
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| My cute Parents |
We all took a trip to Target to register for baby items. We were there for probably close to 3 hours figuring out what we needed. It was a lot of fun and brought back memories of registering for our wedding. I was glad we could all go together and that I could get advice from my mom and sister. Chase and I went to Walmart the next day after my family had left and registered there too. It was not as much fun. It took about an hour to get started because their instructions were not clear at all. Registering is fun stuff!
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| Chase was playing with the toys from the beginning! |
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| Pack n Plays |
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| Bethany, James, Chase |
We started our Bradley Method birthing classes last Tuesday. It is 12 weeks long, every Tuesday. There are 4 couples in our class. We learned about relaxation, exercises to help during delivery, and nutrition. We made a visit to Sunflower market to get some yummy produce on our way home so that I can have good nutrition for the rest of my pregnancy. Its tough to make sure I get enough green vegetables (I'm trying out green smoothies...) and enough protein for brain development, but I'm getting used to it. Looking forward to learning more at our next classes.
My belly has grown significantly over this past week! The baby is kicking me like crazy! Still feeling pretty good but sometimes I get uncomfortable while sitting.
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| June 9 - 26 weeks 5 days |
Chase had 2 interviews for jobs this past week and we will hopefully hear back from them this coming week! Cross our fingers!!
I think the best picture is Chase with his mom. So much love. Yay for you Jennae. Then of course, my daughters with those little spirits just waiting to be born - hope they are as excited as we are to have them in our family.
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