Graduation

Justin did it! He is officially a Stanford graduate and we are so proud of him!
Commencement was on the 12th of June.

This is Justin and his brother when he was in first grade sporting a Stanford sweatshirt.

And here he is with his parents having fulfilled a lifelong dream of his to attend Stanford.

I love the following two pictures of Justin and his Mom.

While we were waiting for the grads to arrive we took some pictures.
Justin's parents:
Nana, Papa and Shelley.

Nana, Papa, Shelley and Jorgen

Papa bonding with Elsie.Nana and Elsie

Elsie making the classic Hansen squinty face.

Me and my blue-eyed babe!It was such a neat experience once the commencement music started and the graduate students started filing in. I did not think I would be emotional about it but I think we all got a little teary-eyed when we saw Justin. I am so proud of him.

I love Justin's face in this picture. He was so excited to see his children and his parents.

Because he was one of the last to file in, he got to hold and walk with the children for a little bit.
Shelley and Jorgen were excited to see their Daddy.
After several speeches, it was time for the MBAs to receive their diplomas.
Here is Justin right after we handed off Shelley, Elsie and Jorgen to him so they could go with him on stage.I am pretty sure Jorgen thought all of the cheers and claps were for him (I think a lot of them were), he was so happy to be up on stage with his Dad and sisters.

Here is Justin, receiving his diploma, with his greatest assets in tow.

What an accomplishment!

Here we are, minus a sleeping Elsie, so SO proud of Justin!

Kisses for Daddy

We were able to get a few pictures with some of the dear friends we have made while at Stanford.
Here we are with the Merkeleys.

Justin, Brendon, and Ryan.

The Merkeleys, Prows, and Hansens

This picture makes me laugh!
Elsie was totally off schedule and just tired.
Shelley was sick and really tired.
Jorgen just wanted to play with the rocks.
I am trying to get everyone to look at the camera and smile, I look like I am growling at Jorgen or something.
And then, there is Justin, so put together and handsome amidst the craziness.

Our best attempt.

And here I am with my best friend. I am so proud of him for working so hard and doing so much for me and for our children. I love you, Justin!

Now Justin is in Dallas doing a three month internship before his consulting job starts in October. We are visiting with family in Utah for six weeks before being reunited with Justin. I really do not recommend long distance family life like this. We miss Justin so much!

We are also anxiously awaiting my parents return from their mission is Russia (just one week left!!!). It will be so exciting to see them and give them huge HUGE hugs!

Sleepover

Justin's parents flew in for graduation and took Jorgen on a sleepover one night to their hotel. He sure had fun!

Being silly with Papa before bed.

Justin hanging out in the morning and watching some cartoons.

Cuddles with Nana.

Thanks Nana and Papa for taking such good care of our handsome little guy.

The Shelleys

Justin and I should have known when we decided to name our daughter after her Tutu that our daughter would inevitably try to be just like her Tutu.

Though Tutu did not have congenital cataracts, like our little Shelley, she did have cataracts removed as an adult.
This is my Mom when she was younger. I just found out that my Mother also got glasses at the age of two.

Don't you just love the cat-eyed glasses! What a cutie pie!

Shelley got her glasses last week and is doing so well with them. Her doctor told us to try and shoot for at least two hours a day and then work up to all day because they usually take some getting used to. Our Shelleybean surprised us again by wearing them all day long without a problem. A couple times a day she takes them off and we ask if she needs a break and she says yes. Then a few minutes later she says she needs her glasses back. So she is our superstar patient once again!

Shelley still wears her contacts with the glasses so she can still see well without her glasses. Her glasses are bifocals (you can see the bifocal line really well) so they are to help her see better close up for reading. She had an appointment today and her vision with contacts is 20/20 close up so it was the first time we really got to see how well she could see (they used pictures that she could recognized rather than the usual teller acuity cards).

Justin took Shelley to pick up her glasses and they had a fun date! He took her and got her her first happy meal. She kept saying to him, "Thank you, Daddy! Thank you!" as she was eating.

Here Shell is looking at the picture from Justin's phone of their date.

This one is my favorite. Shell thinks it is so funny!

And here is our studious gal, Lady Shells.

We love you Shelley!