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Missed A Few!

Here's a few pics I forgot from my phone:

Adam's Graduation

Adam graduated from The Pennsylvania State University on Friday, May 9, 2014 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering. We had the opportunity to have a tour of the university's nuclear reactor, too, which was pretty neat! I had every intention of taking all kinds of pictures, but when we got in to the building, we had to turn in all cameras and electronic devices! There went that idea. I, at least, got a picture of the outside of the building ;-)

Our graduate with his new car!  It's a pale blue, which matched his gown nicely!

Alyssa's plan of keeping Adam's cap away from him didn't work quite as well as it did 3 years ago when Adam managed to hold her cap over her head ;-)

Adam's watched these kiddos grow up over the last three years.  We figured out that Gabe had just been born when Alyssa started at PSU in 2007.  Now look at him!!

Karlyn and Matt have been such a blessing to us and our kids over the last 7 years.  I always knew that the kids were safe and secure and if they ever needed anything, Matt and Karlyn would always be there for them.  It always gave me such a feeling of comfort knowing they were only a few miles away.  Unfortunately, Matt was away at a conference for Adam's graduation.  We really missed him not being there :-(

It's amazing the things you find on your camera!

The procession:

Speaker:

Almost over!

The graduates climbing up the steps after the ceremony to reach the level where their friends and families were:

Congratulations Adam!  We are so very proud of you!

Quick Trip. Very Quick Trip.

We made a quick trip to State College on Friday evening to attend the last DiscipleMakers meeting of the year.  We left the Lehigh Valley at 3:45 pm, and barely made it there by 7 pm when the meeting started.  We got caught up in horrendous construction and traffic jams. Fortunately, they didn't get started til close to 7:10, so all was good :-)

A senior is invited to give the last talk of the year and Adam has developed a passion for reaching the unchurched and asked to speak.  He spoke about God's heart yearning to make all tribes, tongues and nations know Him, as specifically laid out in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20 - Then Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.").  He referenced multiple passages throughout the bible including 1 Samuel 17, Psalm 67, Psalm 117, 1 Chronicles 16, Psalm 72, 2 Kings 19, Isaiah 25, Isaiah 61, Malachi 1, Daniel 7.  He did a great job; I was so proud of him!

There's a group who's taken it upon themselves to not forget Joe Paterno and have collected donations to put this billboard up and keep it running.  It's on Route 322 going in to State College, normally we don't go this way, so this was the first time we drove by it.  It's electronic with several ads displayed.  I was so happy this was up as we drove by:

Here are some of the graduating seniors being recognized.  Adam was on the Executive Team this year, along with the gal standing to his right:

A nice group of students attended the meeting:

The band.  Adam took his turn playing his bass and electric guitar some weeks.  He also served on the AV team.

We headed off to Otto's Brew Pub for a late dinner.  Love these two :-)

 I asked Adam to take a pic of me and Kurt.  This is what he did instead:

Eventually, he took one!

It was a late night for sure!  We didn't leave State College until close to 11:15 pm.  We got home at 2 am!  We get to repeat on Friday for his graduation!

A Day Spent at Penn State

Milkshakes for all at Baby's:

Breaking Mr. Jesse in right:

Pictures at the Lion:

 

Look what showed up for pics while we were there:

Sacks of potatoes:

Dinner at the Happy Valley Brewing Company:

Craziest pic of all!  Adam asked Alyssa to bring her cap and gown thinking maybe he wouldn't need to order one of his own.  We kind of laughed at the prospect...he's over a foot taller than her....but we obliged.  I think he realized the error of his ways when he tried it on!!  Note that the bottom of the gown goes to his thighs!

 Here's an idea of what it looked like on her in 2011 after her graduation!

  And here Adam was being hopeful...now his dreams are coming to fruition!