This Just In: Richie is Awesome!

A few months ago, Richard got a big promotion at work -- he is now an associate (was a law clerk) with his own office and what not. Here he is looking all like a bigwig attorney:

Last weekend, the firm hosted a dinner in Richard's honor to celebrate his move up in the firm. It was a fun night filled with great food and all of the partners stood up and said nice things about Richie and what a smarty pants he is. One of the partners talked about how when he found out that Richie was an Eagle Scout, he thought "I should have known that he was an Eagle Scout because he exemplifies all of the good qualities -- hard working, honest, kind, knows how to tie knots" (okay, I just made up the last one).

I secretly thought it would be fun if I went into labor during the dinner -- what an awesome story that would be! But Bean decided to stay put. Oh well.

In 2012, Richard also:

Officially Graduated from law school:

And passed the Virginia Bar (here he is getting sworn in):