Sunday, May 22, 2011

...but the years are short.

*sigh* A milestone has come and gone in our lives.  My oldest, Will, has graduated from high school!
First there was the Baccalaureate ceremony on May 13th.  It was wonderful!  Will gave the welcome...
Will
Megan and Will at the reception

Will, Matt V. and Brett

Brett, Will, Matt V. & Mia

Will and Erica S.

Will and Sam
My parents and sister arrived on Wednesday to attend the graduation ceremony on Thursday and prepare for the big party on Friday night!
Graduation Day!
Will singing their class song, "Lean on Me"

Hey look!  It's Will and Megan!

My sweet boys...

Apparently REALLY sweet!

 It was a real LOVE IN let me tell ya.  My boy was gettin' the lovin' from every girl he passed!  Tee Hee!
 Had to drag him away from the ladies to get the family pics!
Cheese!  So happy:)  Wow. When did my baby become a man?  I guess we were busy with the business of raising, feeding, burping, educating and loving and then all of a sudden the cap and gown showed up.  Isn't this the goal? Yes. I guess it is alot like child birth. You are never really ready when the hard contractions start, but you can't stop it. *sigh* *sigh*
So on to the party the next evening.  I was expecting about 70 people.  I told Will to make sure he invited his friends whose families didn't get an invitation in the mail.  Well, he put it on Facebook..Need I say more? Yes...because he didn't tell me he did.  We ran out of little rolls for the ham and by the end of the night the mega pack of cups I bought at Sam's Club were GONE!  Geez, I bet there were 125 people here.  It was GREAT!  
 We had the West Shore Jr. Sr. High Jazz Band play too!




Then they switched it up and added other members!
 


We had lights in the palm trees and tables all along the backyard

There was a Candy Bar inside....

The ladies kept cool in the pool
Hey....is that my youngest with those older women?!
It was so much fun!  What a blessing to have family and friends to help us celebrate such a milestone!
The days are long, but the years are short. *sigh* If we are lucky, this is true. If this is the plan God has for us, I will take it.  I feel lucky.  I feel blessed.  I feel happy.  I feel that transition coming...This is livin' isn't it? Yep.

21 comments:

Tanya said...

Congratulations to Will & to you too Dana!! what a milestone! Looks like a wonderful graduation party made all the more special by having family and great friends there o celebrate!

Love Tan xoxo

Dana said...

Thank you Tanya! It was so nice to have my family here! They had to drive 17 hours! I couldn't have done it without them!

feiane (fe-yan) said...

congratulations!... i love your family photos... i know how proud a parents for every milestone/ achievements. i could remember my graduations from nursery, gradeschool, high school and up to college. i definitely wont forget those moment... and my mom got all the photos... thats a mom! :)

dani said...

congratulations!!! bummed we couldn't be there:(
love you,
dxxx

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Huge Congratulations to you! That party sure looks like a celebration of the year!

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