Madison finished her undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education and Development! She still has a semester of student teaching ahead but all her other requirements have been met. Her parents and grandmother traveled here to Idaho to visit for the week and attend the ceremonies.
Where's Waldo? Can you spot Maidson in the center of the picture on the left? This was a few of the graduates getting lined up and ready to march. The main ceremony was held in the BYU-Idaho Center. The music was amazing! The Mancinis loved the music.
Madison with her parents Mark and Suzanne and her Grandma Mancini.
We discovered that the main drawback to a winter graduation is that there is no good place to take pictures. Everyone was trying to secure a spot in the foyer and it was total chaos. After the commencement ceremony we moved to the Hart Building for convocation and awarding of the diplomas.
Madison on the far right as her name is read.
Shaking hands with President Gilbert.
Receiving her diploma.
Walking back
Such a happy girl!
Kisses for the graduate. Congratulations Madison. It was neat to share this moment with her. We hope her student teaching goes well and she gets to use all the wonderful things she has learned.
Graduation wrapped up late, about 9:30 p.m. Rather than go out to celebrate, we said goodnight and made plans to swim at the hotsprings and have a family dinner the next afternoon. Madison was starving after everything was done so the Mancinis ended up swinging by Little Caesars for a pizza around 10:00 p.m.
Annie wore her goggles the whole way there. Tommy wanted his robe rather than clothes. We were the only ones at the pool for the first hour. Joey loved the water. His first time swimming was a success.
The only hiccup we had that day was that I forgot to pack a bottle for Joey. Thank goodness we had a water bottle. I was able to use that to feed him enough to satisfy him until it was time to go home. Suzanne had never been in a natural hotspring before. The Mancinis thought it was pretty cool to be able to swim outside in the winter time. After a couple of hours at the pool we went home to rest and prepare dinner.
Madison was so excited about the food that she took pictures of the table. Unfortunately, we never got a family picture. Madison planned the menu. She wanted spinach and pear salad, shrimp scampi, spaghetti and meatballs, roasted asparagus, and my home made focaccia bread. It was a wonderful dinner. We loved catching up with the Mancinis and celebrating Madison. We missed having the Wanners there though.
Congratulations Madison!
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