It is my pleasure to present to you. . . (drumroll please). . . 

Dr. Michael E. Bachman, Jr.  DDS

After four long years of a tremendous amount of hard work, Michael has completed Dental school and is now officially a Dentist! I can't even begin to explain how proud I am of him. It has been a long haul and a fantastic adventure for our family, and we are now ready to have some sort of normalcy in our lives. Michael is headed to Commissioned Officer Training in Alabama for the month of September, and then we will all move up North to Travis AFB in Vacaville, CA. We miss New York more than we ever imagined we could, but are looking forward to beginning this next chapter in our lives!

Michael being hooded

We were so blessed to have some of our family there to celebrate his graduation in May. Michael's parents, my parents, his brother and sister, and his grandma were all able to make the trip out. The commencement ceremony was held in Madison Square Garden.

Michael with two of his instructors

After the ceremony, we had dinner at Carmine's, one of our favorite restaurants in the City.