Guam: Graduation!

Last night was the big graduation and we just all had a blast--and yes, tears were shed. We'll leave it at that. The ceremony took place at the base movie theater, complete with an open concession stand (we skipped the popcorn tho...):

Here's Katie walking in with the processional:

As you can imagine, John spent most of the evening in this position (we've got the whole thing recorded, of course):

Here is the actual, official receiving of the diploma:

Naturally, the pictures and video for the rest of the evening all have Katie's big smile--for some reason she just couldn't stop smiling!

The official moving of the tassle from one side to the other:

A very special part of the evening was a surprise to me, the graduates presented each mom with a rose in a tribute to the parents. Katie's moments with John were especially touching for us all!

Naturally, the big conclusion was the traditional tossing of the caps:

And of course, the family pictures to finish things up: