Sam loves the Johnny Jump Up

Matt, Beth and Nate have loaned us a favorite play item - the Johnny Jump Up. And Samuel has just started playing in it and he Loves it!

It has been fun to see him try to use his legs and see how well he's holding his head up.

More photos from Memorial Day

Some favorites from today:

Memorial Day with Noni & Papa

Now that Noni & Papa (Sue & Phil) are close enough to drive to visit we have seen them for several holidays. Today we caught up in Hagerstown, MD, the halfway point between our homes.

Samuel is getting a kick (literally and figuratively) out of spending time with his grandparents so here are some great scenes into his day with them (video and 3 photos follow).

Glimpses of graduation

This is a way to give our family and friends a taste of Kristi's graduation from Regent University where she earned her Ph.D in Counselor Education & Supervision.

The day was beautiful and the processional was exciting to see.

Her graduating class was a combination of graduates from students in her cohort and in the cohorts before and after hers (she was in the 05 cohort).

As she crossed the stage we became Dr. and Mr. Mouttet. Nearly 4 years ago she was preparing for her first residency at Regent and this day seemed so far away.

It was a memorable day and Phil & Sue were with us to celebrate. Phil took some wonderful photos of Kristi to commemorate the day.

I'm very proud of her.

Sam is really trying to talk!

Sam is really trying to talk now. Probably since his 3 month birthday he has been trying to talk and it is fun to hear!

Dr. Kristin L. Russell Mouttet

So it is official - we are now Mr. and Dr. Mouttet! And I couldn't be more proud!

With graduation it was official that Kristi is now a Ph.D but actually her dissertation committee called her doctor after she successfully defended her dissertation.

But there is nothing like walking across the stage and shaking hands to validate all the work and thought poured into this degree.

Shared interest

Kristi took the time to narrate a little video clip with Samuel and Nate.