and now reality hits...

I have so much that I want to blog about that I need to get going on it. I have pics of our cute yard that I have spent oobers amount of time working on, I want to update on my laser hair removal (best thing EVER!!!!), for now I want to update on a very special event that has happened. Of course it makes me feel like 20 years older than I am!!! My first nephew graduated! I am very excited to see where life is going to take him. It was fun to experience it all and actually understand what was going on. I was too young to care when my siblings graduated and I could have cared less when I did, I just wanted to get the heck out of there! I am glad that I am still young enough to not be so consumed with my own family and be able to support him. I loved watching him and comparing to my own experience and how I felt when I graduated. There is no wondering what is going to happen - reality has set in and he is doing... not dreaming... doing. I am not for sure what his plans hold in the next year or so but I am sure as summer is wrapping up we will have more of an idea. For now here is picture overload of his day (remember I ONLY took 506 pictures of the big day of his life - at this point)

This is the lei that I made for him...

A hug, a kiss and a see you later...

a Lei that his grandma (my mom) made him... 2 dollars bills are good luck!
Before graduation..

Before everything started, we were kinda bored!

Lets get this thing started! Receiving instructions

You can pick him out of a crowd! he is definitely loved by his family. On a side note: do you see the beach ball in the air??? One would appear and as soon as it was confiscated another one would appear. Don't be hatters but I thought it was funny. I know it is disrespectful for those who are speaking but they just wanted to go out with a bang, let them have a memorable graduation
Principle Goaches - I had a chance to talk to him on the phone during Chad's school year. I haven't dealt with him personally besides that one phone call but he really cares about his student. He took the time to talk to me about the issue that I had at that time and didnt not throw how I felt about some issues that had happened in the school year aside. He got an 'A' in my book for principles.
Just a couple of beach balls and other 'blow ups' that were confiscated
Getting ready to walk!
Chad Ward!!!!!
I know this pretty much the same pic as above but if you look right in front of chad between the girls legs you will see a pink thing on the ground. That my friends was a blow up doll that was taken away. Yes a real blow up doll.
"Now if you will join me in moving your tassel from right to left..."
Officially a high school graduate!!!!
That wasn't it! they stormed back in - they had forgotten the most important part!!! but first, they danced for all of us to Katy Perry's 'firework'


at the end the tradition of throwing the cap...

Outside after the graduation was over: I have no idea what he is doing to my dad but it sure is a funny pic!
Chad's family
The grandparents
Most of us who made it, some left before this pic was taken

All of the rest of these pics were taken by this cute 5 year old who had not a clue how to work a high tech camera! Can you see the Ward family resemblance???
There are sooooo many more pics that I wanted to post but I will spare you ALL 506 pictures. Thanks for sticking with me on this post!