A lot of Pomp and A lot of Circumstance

Ashlyn and Claire were so excited to see their dad graduate last Friday. These pictures were taken after the 2 1/2 hour commencement and as you can see they were still thrilled.

He looks so distinguished.

Brock's parents and siblings came down to celebrate with us.My mom and grandmother also braved the ceremony. The rest of the week-end was a party with a family gathering at Filipis pizza following the commencement where my siblings with all the Plumb nieces and nephews joined us.
On Saturday we enjoyed the beach...

We had to build a barricade for rogue waves which Shannon and Aldous decorated...and Lara destroyed.

Lara went charging into the waves when we first got there and had fun running back and forth until one wave won and rolled her, she was a little shell shocked for a while, but eventually braved the cold water again. Everyone had fun digging holes, looking for sand crabs, and making s'mores.
On Memorial day we (meaning Brock and the girls) ran a 5K. It was great to watch from the sidelines. Ashlyn was really excited to race, and the night before she was super tired, but kind of woke up suddenly and said, "remember to wake up on time so that we don't miss the race." As if Claire would let me sleep in. Claire is a fairly reliable alarm clock. Ashlyn ran a good portion of the race and did short sprints up the hills and only rode on the front of the stroller periodically. Brock had a good work-out.



We then swam and BBQed the rest of the day. Definitely a week-end to remember.