Christmas and other happenings.

We left Logan Saturday morning around 4:30 am and made it to Spokane 9 hours later. The drive was good and there wasn't much snow, but from Idaho Falls to Missoula we never hit above 0 degree. The lowest it got was -32. Jared drove up with us. We had no idea that we were bringing so much stuff and defianetly underestimated our amount of space available. Poor Jared was smashed in the backseat with all our stuff.

Then Sunday, Jon's niece got baptized here at Jon's parents house in the hot tub. Yep thats right the hot tub. Jon's family doesn't like to do baptism's in the fonts at the church so almost everyone has been baptized in some other 'body of water'. Jon was baptized in a frozen lake back in Virginia. Jon's brother Mike was home on leave from the Army so they did the baptism while he was here. It was done Sunday afternoon after church with the family and a few friends from church. It was freezing outside but the hot tub was nice and warm. It was kinda great to watch, defianetly not you regular old baptism.

The rest of the week we have just been relaxing and hanging out. We have done ALOT of shopping. I don't think we have even bought anything but the Tolman's ( especially Christi) sure do know how to shop. It has snowed the entire time we have been here and they don't really plow the residential streets, or the main roads very well either, so it has been crazy to watch all the drivers trying to navigate the streets. Spokane has gotten almost 4 feet of snow.

Christmas morning we got up about 7 and started with the presents. They open presents one at a time so everyone can watch. The only little kids here were Kailey and Sydnie (who had no idea what was going on) so we went kinda slow and took our time. I think it was driving Kailey nuts how slow we were going. We go some great loot and had a great day.

Graduation and Commissioning

Saturday the 13th was a big day for us. Jon graduated from USU in the morning and had his commissioning into the Air Force later in the day. These pictures aren't fantastic but I'm going to keep posting them as I compile them from everyone else.
-GRADUATION-
Jon on the Jumbotron, in the sea of people, and with his friend Yomi.

-COMMISSIONING-

After 5 looong years, it finally happened. At the commissioning Jon took his oath and became a 2nd Lieutentant.Then his mom and I pinned on his "butter bars" which is his new rank and then he gave parent pins to his parents and a spouse pin to me. Then he signs on the dotted line and signed our lives away until at least 2020.

There was only 1 other Cadet that Commissioned this semester.

(The new 2nd Lt. Jensen)

Jon taking the Oath from his Dad

Look at those SMILES. I think he was a little excited.

After we pinned on the "Butter Bars" and pinning on my Spouse Pin.

Jon with Maj. Martin and Janice

Three of the Tolman men.

After Commissioning we had a dinner at my Cousin Konie's house. (Thanks) It was packed. Thanks everyone who came to support Jon.

All in all it was a great day. Now we have to wait 5 long month until were off to Alabama in May, Colorodo in August, and finally Texas in October.