Daniel graduates from BYU

   Dave and I flew out to Salt Lake City for Daniel's graduation from BYU in Statistics.

We visited with Dan, Meg and Claire at their apartment.  Julia and Matt also live in Provo.


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This was the Commencement ceremony on April 21 with all the graduates
in the Marriott Center on campus

 I was glad my Mom was also able to come up from Southern Utah to be with us.

                                                         Yay, Daniel!

                               Graduating from this great university is a 'bridge to their future'.

                                      Dan's official pic in front of the Brigham Young statue.


The next day, April 22, was Convocations in the respective colleges.

Dan receiving his diploma.

       Father and son BYU graduates.

                                              








   Mother and son BYU graduates.  
                     
   I was very honored to be the recipient of Dan's white 'Stole of Gratitude'

                        Dan and Meg- BYU students together.  Meg graduates in August.



After graduation, Dan gave us a tour of campus and where he studied.  

Lunch in town.  Claire's first time in a booster seat.

We bowled on campus, watched a BYU Baseball game that evening

and enjoyed the feelings of relief,  joy and pride in Dan's important accomplishment, and of being together with our family.

The proud parents

Boston with Andrea and Kara's family

Andrea is home from college, so we decided to take a long awaited trip to Boston.  It was the first time for Dave and I, as well.  We drove up to Kara and Luke's house first to see them and their new house in Saratoga Springs.  Then we met up again in Boston for the weekend before the Boston Marathon.  

It was a very beautiful spring day, and the Bostonians were very friendly and helpful! I was particularly interested in the Revolutionary War period, and seing Paul Revere's house that was built in 1680.  It made a great family outing!