Graduations and Balloons

This month we had three graduations in our family.  Holly graduated from middle school and will begin high school in the fall.  Here she is with her good friend.

 All the middle school graduates had made a board showing some of the art projects they had made.

 Emily graduated from sixth grade and is heading to middle school next year.

Melissa graduated from kindergarten.  She is just staying at the same school next year.  I'm not really sure why they do kindergarten graduation but it sure was cute to see her sing with her class and announce that she was going to be a zookeeper when she grew up. 

We had some sunny days last week and one day we drew with chalk on the road.  I had seen a picture like the one below on pinterest so I thought we would try some of our own. 

 Unfortunately the sun was bright and most of the pictures looked like these.

 Melissa made this cute smiley face balloon herself.

Today I am thankful that:
Nathan still has some cute moments like this one at the library with a bear puppet.  He is going through a rough spell right now.  He often hits when he doesn't get his way and daily tells me he "isn't in my family anymore" and tells his dad "you are not my buddy anymore".

Holly is very creative.  This is a fairy door and stairway she made on a tree in our yard.  Today she entertained her younger siblings for several hours so I could have a restful Sabbath.

 I still have little kids.  These three can be so cute sometimes.  They are easily entertained and loving.

The Wedding

Last week my brother Bryce got married.  Here is my family heading to the front of the Seattle Temple for the special day.  My mom made the orange matching skirts for all of her granddaughters.

 Nathan couldn't resist climbing onto each statue outside the temple. 

 I sure am lucky to have these four daughters.

 My girls loved visiting with their cousins especially their second cousins that they didn't know very well.

This is a cute shot of Scott visiting with my brother and his wife.  The wedding colors were orange and gray.

 I asked my Grandma and Aunt to pose for a picture and my Uncle added some bunny ears to be funny.

 My oldest brother and his wife flew into town for the occasion and I couldn't help getting a picture with my sister in law.

 Here is my family.  Thanks Aunt Kathy for taking our picture.

 Here is my brother and his new wife with her parents and siblings.

 This picture show all the relatives we had visiting.

 Here are my parents with all 7 of their children and spouses.

 Me with my six brothers and the Bride.

 These are the cute decorations at the reception placed outside the church.

 The bride and groom stood under this cute archway in the receiving line.

 My brother Barrett was the mastermind behind hanging all these things from the ceiling.

 Me with my parents.

One of my brothers had brought his cotton candy machine.  The kids all had a fun time outside by it.

 And eating cotton candy of course.

 This is the decorated car thanks to the Bride's siblings.

It was a wonderful day full of special experiences and great people.  I am so glad me and my family got to experience it.