Birthday Boy and Elementary School Graduate

Today is Zachary's birthday.  Zachary is holding one of his presents at the moment, waiting for his dad to quit working so that he can open them.   He had to change one present for another as he is wearing the wrapping paper down and it is starting to tear. 


Zachary also graduated from elementary school today.  We went to his 5th grade graduation.  Sadly, it took longer for him to graduate from elementary school than it did for Hannah to graduate from high school.  Might I add that the bleachers we were sitting on didn't help the matter. I will just say up front that I was having camera difficulties today. Or maybe they were Jennifer difficulties.  Either way I didn't get the pictures that I wanted and some were just a blur.  Maybe I'll have better luck tomorrow, when we get to repeat the experience again for Savannah to graduate form middle school and move on to high school.  That makes her dad really nervous!

Zachary going to line up for his diploma.

waiting for his name to be called

Mrs. Schuh  getting ready to call for Zachary

I am ready to get out of here!

5th grade is over!  Middle school here I come!

As you can tell, the shots I missed were of him getting his certificate and shaking the principal's hand.  Oh well.

Hours later...

I had to put this post on hold while we went out to dinner.  Zachary wanted steak and since we can't seem to get enough rain around here, grilling was out.  We let him open his presents and headed out to dinner for some steak.  It has been a long day, so I'll have to post more birthday pictures later.  And yes, I am still having picture issues :(

Yea For The Burn Out and Shadow Day!

I'm  feeling pretty good these days.  The bursitis burn out is complete!  I am so thankful to be able to use my arms!  I am so thankful that I don't have to take the pain meds any more.  They make me feel funny.  I don't really understand how people could enjoy the way they feel on these pills and become addicted, but that is another topic for another time.  Now I have been playing catch up on all the things I didn't do while I was becoming best friends with ice. 


On to Shadow Day.


 Savannah went to the high school yesterday for shadow day.  She got to shadow a guy from our ward for two classes.  She loved it!  She was so excited for high school before shadow day, now even more so.  She was one of the lucky ones that didn't have to do any work in the classes they went to.  She went to a Chemistry class and did nothing much.  They took a quiz.  Then she got a tour of the school.  Then she went to an English II class.  She loved it.  They watched commercials and discussed the literary devices used.  Everyone she met in the halls during class changes were so nice to her.  This got her excited for the Freshman meeting they will have next week.  She will get her 2014 t shirt, and get introduced to clubs.  I am sure I'll get to hear all the fun things, like curriculum requirements and the amount of money I'll have to pay in school fees, as well as schedule a time that Savannah and I can meet with her guidance counselor to pick her classes for next week.  At least one of us will have fun.

Mystery Masquerade

Savannah went to her first school dance last night. It was a semi formal masquerade dance.

Savannah wanted her hair straightened for the dance. This is a picture of her with her hair and makeup done, pre dress. She had her friend coming over to get ready ,eat pizza, and go to the dance together.

Strike a pose.

Our masks are on and we are ready to go!

Savannah had fun. She said the church dances are more fun than the school ones because the boys will dance at the church dances. None of her friends recognized her with straight hair and the mask.

I think she looked beautiful! I can't believe how fast she is growing up!