Saturday, April 25, 2009

pomp and circumstance

BYU Class of '09

Yesterday, Wayne participated in BYU's Graduation Ceremonies. It was a joyous occasion commemorating an ending of one chapter and a new beginning of another. . . lol K, I stole that line from one of the speeches we had to listen to. he he. It really was a nice day though - very inspiring and very happy.

We recieved some BEEEAUTIFUL leis from Wayne's mom, Wayne's auntie and my mom (who are both in Hawaii) so we really got to celebrate. THANKYOU Vai, Auntie and Mom!!

Here are some of my favorite pics of the day. . .

Daddy's girls


Wayne's dad and Wayne's dads look-alike


Wayne's mom, Vai


Malia played with this plastic lei box for like, 10 minutes. She was making faces at Travis.


the kirls


HALLELUJAH! Wayne with Mark Miyamoto


Look, Kina is trying to look pretty like Mata! lit'l copy cat:)


Wayne loves his little sisters! And they love him too. . . right? Right, guys? RIGHT?? he he.


I love this pic

There was this huge line in front of the cougar that we had to wait in just to take a pic. Once we got up there we were so excited we just went a little crazy.


Trying, trying, trying to take a family picture with both kids smiling. . . maybe next time.


You know, I never got to walk in my own graduation(I had already moved from Hawaii to Utah and didn't want to buy a ticket home), so I kind of felt I got to live vicariously through Wayne yesterday and enjoy the whole graduation experience:) It was nice.


Grrrrrrr!

I'm so proud of Wayne for his accomplishments. He's worked hard and followed his dream. Like most of you know, Wayne wants to become a doctor one day so we have a LOT more school ahead of us:) I know it will be challenging, but I know he can do it. Way to go Wayne! I love you honey! (cause I know you're reading this lol)

14 comments:

Ipo said...

Congratulations Wayne! Love all the pics of you crazy fun people!! And thanks for the food! I ate more when I got home and went to bed with a more than full tummy....and ate leftovers tonight when I got home from work. And guess what...my stomach is about to explode! But enough about me. Congrats to the both of you!

Line said...

Congratulations Wayne! We can't wait for you to become a doctor so that we can have free visits! LOL

Sorry we weren't able to come to your eating. I've already heard about all the good food we missed out on. Good thing you have more schooling left so we can come to your eating for that graduation. :)

sarana said...

congratulations wayne! you too mary! =) best wishes on your career in the medical field.

Mary and Ryan said...

Congrats to Wayne!!! I love all the pics, especially the ones with the cougar:)

daveandsavani said...

congrats Wayne!
ps. I love Nia's dress!

Andrea said...

You and your crazy pics make me laugh so hard! Congratulations Wayne, maybe one day my husband and I will follow in your footsteps!

BETS & VETS said...

Congrats Wayne love the pics- what a beautiful family !

The Guirola-Uyema's said...

Yay! Congrats... so what's next?

Kassie said...

I'm so mad that Ray didn't "participate" in the ceremonies!! UGH, that boy LOVES to get reactions out of me seriously! ;)

GREAT job Wayne! We're so happy and proud of you! Best wishes to you Latu family

Megs said...

Yeah for Wayne and for you. What a fun celebration. What is next? Where are you headed?? Your girls are so cute. I love their outfits for graduation.

Katina Angola said...

Congrats!!!!

alexis said...

Congrats Wayne! And Mary, too -- you know you worked hard for that diploma! :)

Sibbett_Ohana said...

Awesome!! Cdongrats to wayne thats such a wonderful accomplishment for the both of you. So good job!!Love the pix!!

Corinne said...

yay! that is so exciting!!! congrats to Wayne! the girls look so cute.