The Johnson Family: Tanner's Texas A&M Graduation

This morning Tanner officially became a former student of Texas A&M University. We traveled down to Temple last night and then to College Station this morning for his graduation ceremony on campus at Reed Arena at 9:00am. Tyler & I were actually quite proud of ourselves for successfully making it on time (even a few minutes early) with a 14-week old baby who usually doesn't wake up until around 8:00am (+/-). We tried to quietly move Carter from the crib to his car seat around 7:00am, but he woke up despite our efforts. He was a happy camper all the way to College Station and didn't even fall back asleep! After a quick stop at Starbucks to get Mommy a skinny cinnamon dolce latte (can you say sleepy?), we changed & fed him in the car (in Reed Arena's parking lot) and headed inside to meet the rest of the family.

Tyler & I had a great time introducing Carter to Aggieland, driving around town, seeing all of the new building, restaurants & shops that have been built since we graduated in 2005 and also reminiscing over our college days. Even though it was only 6 years ago that we graduated, it seems like it has been forever since we were students here. We grew so much during our four years of college. It is such a special time in your life, one that is exciting, filled with new people, places & activities, but also can be scary and lonely. It was a spiritually strong time in our lives. I believe that the foundation you receive in college stays with you for the rest of your life. We loved our time in Aggieland and are so proud of Tanner for his accomplishment!

Walking across the stage...