Rob's Graduation

Here, finally, are some pictures of Rob's graduation from the University of Phoenix. We spent 3 days in Phoenix with Rob's parents and enjoyed time with Rob's Aunt and Uncle, Hal and Shelley, and their kids. I also got to see my Aunt Betty and Uncle Delrey and two of their kids. It was super-duper hot--about 113 F or 45 C each day, and since it was monsoon season, there was a bit of a wind and lightning storm (no rain) each evening. We ate at some fun restaurants--I recommend Texas Roadhouse and Shane's Rib Shack--and stopped by the Arizona temple. The graduation festivities took all day on Friday, beginning with a campus tour, then check in at the graduation, social time and the convocation. About 1200 people graduated in Rob's ceremony and there were 2 other ceremonies the same weekend. Convocation was held at The University of Phoenix Dome which is the NFL football stadium which has a retractable roof and removeable grass. I thought they did a great job with the convocation.

We owe a huge thank you to Sherylee and Monte (Rob's sister and her husband) who let us stay in their house, eat their food and drive their car while we were there. Not only that, but they were up in Cardston taking care of our 4 kids while we were there. We love you, Kartchners!

It was pretty funny on this trip--we had a lot of pleasant teasing going back and forth, boys (Rob and his dad) against girls (me and Sheron)...true, true, true...over issues such as how far in advance we need to be at the airport, how important it is to bring water with us, whether garmin knew better than the map and any other number of silly things. It was fun, in that sense to not have many responsibilities so we could just be playful. Thank you, Granny and Grandpa Paul for coming with us on the trip. That meant a lot to us! We love you!

So now when you see Rob, and especially if you want to get a really dirty look from him, call him MASTER DOIG!