When You Wish Upon A Star ...

We all flew from Salt Lake City to Orlando the day after Ashley's graduation from UVU to celebrate at Disney World and Universal Studios Park (Ashley's obsession with Harry Potter since she was a little girl :) )  What a blast everyone had!!  When you wish upon a star ... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tons of pics on my Face Book page

Baby cakes :)

 

What might be our last family pic with all of us together out on our deck. 

I love this eternal family of mine!

Ashley and Connor bear fly home to Pittsburgh!

We had great fun in Utah with Ashley and Paul for a week and a half leading up to her graduation!  We then all flew to Orlando to Disney World to celebrate and a week later Ash and Connor then flew out to Pittsburgh to spend a week with us while Paul was at his summer National Guard training.  We loved having them home with us and were able to celebrate a pre-1st birthday party for Connor also :)

 Connor getting to know Missy Belle Buttons :)

Connor wearing his darling Pens hockey jersey that aunt Lauren sent him!

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Congratulations Ashley - Magna Cum Laude graduate in field of education!

Our talented, intelligent, beautiful inside and out daughter graduated Magna Cum Laude from Utah Valley University!  What an incredible achievement especially considering having given birth and raising their new born son her last two semesters!  It was a team effort for sure; Paul was a great support to Ashley and their adorable little guy.  We are so very proud of our extraordinary, motivated yet humble daughter who is also the best little mommy on the planet! xoxo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At her family graduation party - I gave Ash a first edition Dick and Jane book for her book collection; this one from the era Jon and I learned to read as kids and also a darling charm necklace with cute items representing a teacher. :)  Also for her upcoming first Mother's Day I passed down to her, her grandmother Maybelle's locket that dad gave mom when he was serving in the Navy during WWII on the battleship South Dakota; inside mom had placed a photo of her and dad; Ash surprised us wearing it around her neck with her cap and gown along with her Maga Cum Laude medallion!   Also, I passed on to her, her great grandmother Maggie Elizabeth's engagement ring which grandma passed down to my mom (her daughter), mom to me and now me to Ashley; she was very touched! :)