graduation and the harding visit

Finally, the much anticipated graduation post. I have been anticipating this for months. It was a fabulous day! Ben's parent's came into town on Thursday evening. We spent that evening catching up on the happenings in the Harding home, mainly the big important stuff like Crystal's engagement, then got ready for the graduation. I think I ironed more clothes that night than I have ironed all year. Ben tried on his graduation gear and we were ready to go! Ben had his last day of a therapy training (for him to start a new therapy group at work, which is another cool story) in Phoenix on Friday. His parents hung out with me and Macee all day before we had to get to the commencement ceremony. I had Macee's naps planned out perfect for the day so she would be great at the graduation, but she had other plans. We got to the graduation and still no afternoon nap had been taken...by 4pm. I thought we were in for a disaster because a tired Macee is a mad Macee. Amazingly, she did fabulous and just showed off for all of the people sitting behind us. It was also such a help to have grandma and grandpa close to hand her off when my arms needed a break from her hyperactivity. The graduation went awesome. The speakers were short and to the point, the names were called, a few jokes were told, and the ceremony was over. Awesome. Ben looked great in his graduation get-up and I was so proud of him when they called his name to walk across the stage. I just couldn't believe that we had made it to this point! I felt like we could accomplish the world! Anyway, after the graduation Ben's parents took us out to dinner and we really had a good time relaxing at dinner while Macee...still no nap, ate her cookies and played with wrappers. It was a great way to end a great day.

Saturday was also really fun with Ben's parents. We woke up early and got straight to playing disc golf before it got too hot. Ben and Tim had a lot of fun playing while Peggy and I hit up the close garage sales. We got home and went straight to the pool. Unfortunately, the water was a little bit cold, but they were still able to see a little bit of how much Macee loves the pool. We for sure have a water baby on our hands! We gave ourselves a little break from the sun for a few hours and then took off for the movies. The boys saw Avengers, which they said was awesome. Peggy and I browsed around at stores, killing time while they were in the movies. I don't think that a movie would be great with a baby, especially a wild one like Macee. The Hardings left right after church on Sunday to make it home for Ben's brother. It was so fun to have them here. I loved watching how much they adored Macee. It was also nice to have four extra hands to help with her. The trip seemed way too short and we were sad to see them go. boys saw Avengers, which they said was awesome. Peggy and I browsed around at stores, killing time while they were in the movies. I don't think that a movie would be great with a baby, especially a wild one like Macee. The Hardings left right after church on Sunday to make it home for Ben's brother. It was so fun to have them here. I loved watching how much they adored Macee. It was also nice to have four extra hands to help with her. The trip seemed way too short and we were sad to see them go.