Swearing in

A couple months back we found out that Tyler will be receiving the Army scholarship for dental school.  This is a huge accomplishment for Tyler, and it truly is going to help so much with the dental school debt.  The scholarship is for 3 years, which means it will start in July.  The way it works is they pay for all of your schooling (plus a little extra), and then you give back (as a dentist) however many years they helped you with.  So...it could be 3 years, it could be more depending on whether or not he specializes.  We're really excited for this opportunity, and feel that it will provide Tyler with so many great experiences.

On Monday, Tyler was "sworn in" to the Army.  He is now officially a "second lieutenant." There were 2 Army representatives there, as well as one of the deans of the dental school, who happens to be a full colonel in the Army.  Tyler and our friend Chris (who also received the scholarship) were sworn in together. Emily (Chris' wife) and I got to talk to the full colonel while the boys signed papers, and he only had great things to say about the army.  He was very encouraging and positive, which is always a great thing.

We're super excited for this scholarship, and can't wait to see where it takes us when we're done here in AZ.