Thursday, June 24, 2010

graduation open house

Saturday was a day to celebrate.
A day to celebrate Tyler’s graduation from high school.
A day to celebrate all his hard work
and all his accomplishments.

After all the weeks of making plans and after all of the preparation~
the day turned out perfect.
Better than I could have even have hoped for!

And the weather was beautiful!
After days and days of rain….
the sun finally made an appearance just in time for the party.

Many family and friends helped make the day special.

And best of all, Tyler really enjoyed the day.
He had a smile on his face from beginning to end~
and that is what it really about!!

We took some pictures before all the festivities started.
We had the college flag flying out front.

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All the fabulous help we had getting everything set up.
From the food~
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To the decorations~
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We had a DVD of pictures of Tyler playing in the great room.

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The food table was set up in the dining room.
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The desserts were set up in the kitchen.

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The chocolate fountain that Tyler requested was a huge hit with the kids AND the adults!

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The tent was set up in the backyard.

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A table with pictures, diploma, awards etc. was set up in the foyer.

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Photos of some of our 125+ guests.

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We are so proud of you Tyler!!


Monday, June 14, 2010

graduation

My oldest boy graduated from high school on Friday night.
June 11, 2010
It was a beautiful night filled with emotion
Happiness
Blessedness
Sadness
Thankfulness
Joy
Excitement
All rolled into one.
I am so extremely proud of my boy and cannot wait to see where this next step in his life takes him!!

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brothers
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Tyler and his Grandparents
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After taking pictures, we enjoyed take-out Chinese from Leeann Chin's (one of Tyler's foods!!)

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And fruit pizza for dessert.
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The graduation was held downtown Minneapolis at the Target Center.
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Tyler standing (in front row) for Magna Cum Laude honors.
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

last day

First day of Kindergarten

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Last day of High School

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Bittersweet.

Monday, June 7, 2010

flying by

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My gosh…

these days have been just flying by…

faster and faster…

and I would love it if life slowed down just a bit…

but it doesn’t seem like that will be happening any time soon…

so I am taking a deep breath…

trying to stay calm…

and enjoy each moment…

because soon these moments will be just memories…

memories that I want to keep in my heart forever…

and never forget.