last night we went to my little brother's high school graduation. and just like that, we have ZERO family members still in high school. sad -- it makes me feel old.
it was freaking freezing cold. here's a shot from the grandstands -- i went early with my mom to wait in line and we ended up with front row seats. sweeeet. here's our view before the big show started -- i swear, there are actually mountains under those grumpy clouds:
b & i spent most of the pre-show looking like this, freezing our butts off -- him was cranky, i was not:
i was super excited to be there because i haven't attended a high school graduation since my own. i missed my sister's because i was living in new york. plus i was just so excited that my little sparky was so grown up -- i wouldn't have missed this for anything.
graduation is always a fun time to reflect. i couldn't believe it's been seven years since i graduated, or that SO MANY of my brother's classmates drive brand new cars, or that they whipped through 800+ graduates in less than 30 min. nice work, los osos high school!
i've said it once and i'll say it again -- grant is way cooler than i was or ever will be. he's in the senior class presidency so he got to sit on the stand and announce one of the speakers:
once it was over we tracked him down on the field for family photos [what did we do without cell phones??].
don't mind the fact that i look like the stay puff marshmallow man in all these pictures because i was quite happily bundled up in my winter coat. i think i'm going to need a few new jackets before utah.
the grad & his soon-to-be empty-nester parents:
grammie & grandad came all the way out from arizona:
here is a picture of me & sparky about seven years ago:
and here we are at graduation:
i guess i can find solace in the fact that no matter how big granty gets, we will always take silly pictures together.
grant is going to byu-idaho in the fall, which is where my sister & bro in law currently go to school. it's also four hours north of provo so i'll be able to visit them a lot. yay! growing up isn't so bad.
5 comments:
What!! He is so not old enough to be graduating. He will forever be 9 years old in my mind!
Awww... my baby brother just graduated too. Crazy right? OUr parents are empty nesters! I am going to try and go to my bros graduation when I fly to VA in a week. I'm not sure if Colton will agree however :)
isn't it cray?! my little sis graduated too...
it all just makes me feel so freakin
OLD
but fun post!
can I come with you to visit Rach and Granty-pants in Idaho?!
I seriously can't believe he is graduating. When I got your text, I thought you meant you were at his 6th grade graduation. Dude..Grant should not be old enough to be a responsible freshman at Y-daho.
On an unrelated note: I am emailing you. right. now.
Aww. Cute! And yes, it's been way to freakin cold. We had Casey's graduation this morning and I was just searching for a chance that the sun might peek through. Boo.
Fun post. Cute brother. Cute pics of you and Grant.
And sorry I haven't read your blog forever! Our computer is in the shop. I feel soooo out of sorts. Thankfully I have Casey's laptop at night.
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