Tuesday, May 26, 2009

. . . . . . . . . . Graduating Daughter #2


So, this has been my favorite pose of the 4 of them. It was taken after the ceremony. Savannah is on the far right. From left to right are Evan McAvoy, Marilyn Wallace and Jamie Noble, the other graduates. It was a great ceremony! I'm hoping to get some good video off our camera when I have a chance to slow down enough to actually put it on a dvd.




This was Terry about to present Savannah her diploma and give his speech. Seems the most memorable part was something about not ever teaching pigs to dance to because it will annoy the pig. HA! He posted his speech on his facebook page so if I get a chance I'll copy and paste it here for you to read.


Here Savannah and Jamie were singing their duet. The were accompanied by another home school graduate, Garrett Washington. They did an awesome job. Each graduate performed some talent and Jamie and Savannah decided to do theirs together.


And here are the graduates as they move their tassels from one side to the other on their caps. They opted not to wear gowns because the girls didn't want to cover up their dresses. I think they looked beautiful, performed beautifully and the parents speeches were awesome as well as the charge brought by Mr. Boice. Oh, there were also slide shows put to music by each graduate. Those were quite entertaining at times. Especially one look Evan gave his mom for a photo she included in his presentation. PRICELESS!

It was a lovely time for all the families. Even my parents drove out for the ceremony. We tried to get some family photos but the cameras (yes 2 of them) messed up and I don't think we got a good one out of the many that were snapped. Oh well, maybe next time!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

. . . . . . . . Prom, Birthday, Stuff

WOW! Again, time has flown by and we have been so busy prepping for events that I've not had time to do more than think "I need to get on blogger and do some typing."



Backing up a bit, we had a wonderful home school prom! I think the kids had a great time and I know the chaperons did! I know I woke up at 7 on Friday morning and didn't sleep again until 3pm on Saturday. WOW! I won't do that again simply because I had a hard time staying awake to drive those girls home. NOT good! I did come close to pulling over and asking my 19yo to drive the rest of the way but I managed. Once I got to sleep I slept soundly for 5 hours and then I was good to go again.



On May 1 I celebrated my 45th birthday. The moms in our home school group surprised me with balloons and cookies and rice krispy treats and all kinds of goodies. I didn't have a clue! Then my sis-in-law took me out to dinner at Olive Garden. YUM! I celebrated all weekend. LOL!



Since then we have been busy with last minute preparations for Savannah's graduation. We are looking forward to that this week and then her focus will be on finishing her prep for her trip to China!



Here are a few prom pictures for you to enjoy!




Group picture before we left Stockbridge







Travis and Jesse all duded up in their tuxes - we have some good looking guys in our group!







<-Girls on the dance floor but looks like they are just talking here.








Guys on the dance floor - you can't tell here but they were watching Travis dance (in the white hat). ->



And here Terry had been showing the kids some dance moves of his own. =)





Next time I get to post will probably be after Savannah's graduation. Hope to be able to share some photos!