Matts Graduation

      I know I am way behind in my blog posts but I am going to try and catch up!!  So Matt finally graduated from the police academy and is home now!!! His graduation was so fun and I finally got to see what he has really been doing for 5 Months.  He graduated April 6th.  It seems like for ever ago.  I drove down to phoenix with Matt's parents, sister, and grandmother. The ride was not as long as i thought it would be but sleep most of the time because i was so excited for Matt to come home I didn't get much sleep the nights before.  I had been waiting for this day for 19 weeks.
     The morning of his graduation we had to get up around 4:30 because we had to be there by 6 i the morning.      They had morning ceremony and a night ceremony.  In the morning we got to see them line up for inspection one last time.  It was kind of intense.  It was very military like.  I was so proud of Matt.  I could tell there was a change in him.  I could tell he was ready to be a police officer!! We also got to walk around the academy and Matt showed us all the was to know about the academy.  They were sworn in as Arizona Peace Officers and were congratulated by their instructors.   (sorry there is a lot of pictures)

Their class Flag

Defensive Tactics Room

At the ceremony later in the day they received their badges by their chiefs or some family member who is a police officer.  Then they had someone that the officers picked pin on their badges.  I got to pin on Matt's! I was exited but I was nervous.  I don't know why but I was.  

Matt with his bishop from the Ward he went to in Phoenix!

Class Sargent

Matt's Lieutenant