What a week!! Katie

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Wow, what a week. As it is every year at the end of the school year. Finishing up, we got it all done!! We were doing the "happy dance" last night as Katie graduated from High School; her journey has been hard, each grade a victory. Some kids go through school with no effort, some excel and some fight everyday to make it. We so proud of you Katie!!

Sassy!

Friends

So Happy!!!

Yea!! You did it!!

Christi (mom), Katie and Donny (dad) 

Some of the sisters!

Katie & Cristin all grown up

It is very traditional to wear a flower lei at graduation, here they take it even further, we have a large Polynesian influence, and with my son in law being Tongan, Tua's Aunt fashioned these amazing candy leis for Katie. They really only want the kids to wear one lei at graduation but after they showered with leis. Some are made out of money, candy and treats, some will get so many you can hardly see their face. 

Katie - Class of 2010

Flash Back Friday - Graduation

I though it would be fun to look back at graduation

Rootstown High School - Class of 1978

I know it is hard to see Donny in this picture, this was his whole class

(Yes, that was 30 years ago).

Clovis High School - Class of 1983

Christi Leonard

(Yes, that was 25 years ago)

The Ears Have It!!

The first time we took our kids to Disneyland was the week after Ashley graduated from Provo High in 2003. It did not matter if they were 3 or 18, it was pure magic for all of us.

We said this is our new tradition when ever anyone graduates from High School we will go to Disneyland.

When Alissa graduated in 2006, we made it a Family Reunion.

We had a blast!!

The Family in 2006
(expect for Ashley she was on her mission)

Some of the "girls" with Cinderella

Lisa, Christi, Steph,

Alissa & Kristen

2006

"The Tower of Terror" - 2006

Katie, Stephanie, Alissa, Christi, Kristen and Lisa
Lindsay, Coral, Devin and Shelby

What A Great Group!!

Ben, Jason, Donny, Michael, Steve, & Trevor

Steph, Sandy, Christi, Kristen, Alissa, Katie, Lois, Preston & Lisa

Paige, Shelby, Sierra, Coral, Lindsay & Chase

Derek & Devin

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All of us in 2003

Happy Graduation Ashley!!

Got to love those ears!!

Katie, Alissa Ashley, Kristen and Sierra

Devin, Derek and Shelby

2003

Provo High Graduation - Kristen Class of 2008

We are so happy for Kristen, she is now officially out of High School!! Tonight Kristen graduated from Provo High at the McKay Event Center at UVSC (soon to be UVU). It has been wonderful to watch her grow into an amazing young lady. We enjoyed a great summer dinner with Grandma and Michael before the ceremony.


Grandpa Michael, Kristen and Grandma Lois

Kristen Class of 2008

YEAH - "You did it!!"

Donny, Kristen and Christi

(Dad & Mom)

Sisters Forever - Kristen & Katie

Kristen with her a very close friend, Katie Hutchings

So Kristen, you just graduated from High School what are you going to do next? "I'm going to Disneyland!!!!!