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Ryan is an official Lawyer!!! On Wednesday we drove up to Madison and he was sworn in (early yea!) in front of a Wisconsin supreme court judge. It was Ryan and one other guy. It was nice to have a small quick ceremony, so that the girls were able to come with us. It was a great day. I’m so proud of my husband. He has worked so hard to accomplish his goals. Go Ryan!!
This is Ryan soon after he opened his bar exams results. Doesn’t he look so happy!



The capitol building was so beautiful. I was very impressed. These are some pictures of us before the swearing in.
Ryan in front of the Supreme Court Room



Ryan being sworn in- By the way I was holding Kaitlyn in my lap rocking Emily in her car seat with my toes, video taping the swearing in with one hand, and took this picture with the other! I’m impressed with myself.



Ryan signing his name to the list of lawyers ever sworn in in Wisconsin, they have books from way back when, and everyone always signs after being sworn in



Our Family with the Justice that swore Ryan in. He has six kids, cool huh! And yes, Kaitlyn is on a cell phone. The marshal let her borrow it. She was very helpful with Kaitlyn who of course wanted to run around and make lots of noise.



Afterwards we went to the top of the building and they had an observation deck where you could walk around and enjoy the view of Madison. This is the stonework that was all around the dome at the top.



Here’s the view of Madison. Those are lakes in the background.




The Wisconsin state capitol has a very unique layout, I think. It kind of looks like + but at an angle and the center is big. I don’t know if that makes any sense but here’s a few pictures outside.




Also there was a protest going on while we were there, I thought that was kinda cool.

Afterwards we took the girls out to the (free!) zoo. It was really nice. It had been a long day so we were very worn out, but Kaitlyn loves animals so it was fun even though we were all tired.



A grizzly bear. Ryan didn’t think I should be friends with the bear, but he looks so cute! Hard to believe he can be very vicious. I’m glad we saw him in a good mood.



They have a children’s zoo inside the zoo that has a carousal and playground and more animals. Kaitlyn and I got to ride on the carousal .
Kaitlyn on her Cheetah.



I chose the Elephant right next to her.



Kaitlyn thought it was so cool to sit up on her Cheetah all by her self. Then the ride started! She looked pretty scared, but I wanted her to do it so I just reassured her. About half way though I got off and stood next to her, and she just wanted me to hold her. I made her stay on the cheetah and as soon as the ride stopped she signed more and didn’t want to get off. Too funny. So I THINK she enjoyed the ride. It was fun either way. I’m like a little kid. I love to ride the carousal, in fact I was a little sad to get off my Elephant and stand next to Kaitlyn. But, of coarse I did because I love her. This is sometime during the ride.



They had these cool animals that you could climb inside. This kangaroo, and also a cute turtle you could poke your head and arms out of, like you were wearing the turtle shell. My little Roo, Kaitlyn



We got in the car to drive home, and were just barely out of the parking lot when both girls were already asleep. It was a fun and eventful day in Madison. I got this cute shot of Kaitlyn sleeping. She was so tired!



After we got home and rested for a little while we went out to dinner to celebrate. It was so nice to not cook after such an eventful day! While we were there Emily sat in a high chair at a restaurant for the first time! She’s getting so big.




After that we walked to Ryan’s work so he could show me this!



Pretty cool! His name is now on the window. It looks like he’s always been there. I think it feels so much more official now. He also got his business cards in! We took some close up pictures, but Ryan doesn’t want people calling from Timbuktu so I won’t post those. This is him holding one though.



And his office. I’m pretending to be a client



Ryan behind his desk



That was one very eventful day! A 2 hour drive to Madison, a tour of the capitol, Ryan being sworn in (yea!), a trip to the zoo, 2 hour drive home, going out to dinner, and going to Ryan’s office. We all slept well that night. If only I could have my husband home during the week more often. What a fun day.