Friday, June 23, 2017

Grad Party times Two!!

How do you have a grad party for two people with very different tastes?

You let them each decorate their own "all about me" table....



and pick their favorite dessert to have alongside their cake....


and the rest is happy, generic party!






We had a bit of a food emergency when the power strip got overwhelmed and stopped working, so everyone chipped in to heat food on our stovetop and carry it outside to the food line.


Many people were none the wiser!





























It was fun to see so many people we love from various chapters of our lives all in one place!  We have the BEST relatives and friends.  They were so kind and generous to both son G and daughter H, and we are very, very grateful for their celebrating with us!

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Our Two Graduates!!

Since I last posted we have celebrated the graduations of son G and daughter H.  Happy days, both!

We graduated son G from our home school, and that carries with it all kinds of emotions.

This is when he saw (and we read to him) his diploma for the first time.




The seniors praying together right before graduation.



During the ceremony, each family got three minutes to share whatever was on their hearts to share. Both my husband and I shared words with son G....and I managed to get through that without crying!




There were 17 seniors that graduated together in our co-op's ceremony.  This was immediately after they recessed out of the auditorium....they were pretty giddy!




My parents got to be there, and my husband's mom was there....very special!


Ten days later we celebrated the graduation of daughter H!!


She did it!  We were all so proud of her!



All the special people who came to celebrate with us!










We are so proud of both of our children for persevering through senior year, and thankful for the ways God is leading and guiding each of them.  Big changes continue for us this year as we navigate having more young adults in the house (both of them are attending local colleges), but God is ever faithful and we know we can trust Him!