Graduation!

Well folks, we made it to graduation after 4 years here at Master's! It was a fantastic ceremony, one that we're sure not to forget any time soon. My parents flew down for the weekend and joining us in the festivities were, of course, Ryan's parents, aunt Pam, and Brian & Christi and their girls. Before the ceremony on Sunday the 11th, we went to lunch after church and had a little bit of time to stroll around Universal City Walk, which all the little kiddos thought was pretty fun. The weather had not gotten hot yet, and was quite a beautiful day. After the ceremony we all came back to our house for pie and ice cream. All the kids were troopers, I was quite surprised at their excellent behavior throughout the entire day.

Now for pictures...

Walking down to the front

All the men who are not graduating are a part of the seminary choir. They sang several hymns, it was excellent! So this is what Ryan has been doing the 3 years prior to graduating!

Right after!

Warren looks good in a grad cap!

This is Ray Mehringer, director of admissions and placement at Master's. We have become quite close with he and his family during our time here.

We keep saying that it doesn't quite feel real yet, probably because Ryan starts summer school on Monday! We get to do this all over again next year when he receives his Master of Theology.

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Backing up a little in time...The night before graduation there was a banquet for graduates and their families. So we got to get all dressed up and have a very nice dinner at church. It was a beautiful evening and one of the many special things Master's does for it's graduates. We sat with our friends Glen and Shilo and a few of their family members.

This is Shilo and Missy Mehringer, Ray's wife.

We give all thanks to God for sustaining and providing for us these last few years, what a testimony to His faithfulness and goodness to our family!