Tuesday, July 7, 2009

More from Graduation Weekend...





Ashley's party was held on Sunday afternoon at Union Chapel Missonary's Family Life Center. It was fun to get to spend time with so many longtime friends and PCS alumni. The food, including Ashley's raspberry cake, was delicious!


Emily's party was held on Saturday afternoon at Cornerstone Harvest's new Impact Center (sweet building, to say the least!). Lock Sixteen catered the food - yum - and the kids had fun playing games in the gym.







End of Year Field Trip...

It was a "tasty" day in May, that's for sure! We travelled to Columbus, OH, where we toured the ice cream factory...


...the popcorn factory...

...and the chocolate factory!

School Picnic 2009

PCS Picnic = Papa John's pizza, potato chips, pop, parents, pranks, and...well, you get the idea. We had great weather this year, and most of the students hung around for a boys-against-girls water fight. Not sure who won, but they had a blast!



PCS Awards 2009

Who's ready for summer? Oh, yeah!

Evan's philosophy: if you have something difficult in front of you, just get it done, and then have fun. He attacks his goals in such a fashion!

Since Ryan would rather do just about anything but school work, he was very glad to see this night come!

Sometimes it is difficult to come up with a theme for the Awards Program and Reception. Marea and I have been doing it for several years, after our faithful helpers "retired". :) This year, we used the theme "Thy Word", and decorated with the student's Bibles, opened to their favorite Scripture passage. It turned out nice. I'm excited about next year...the theme has been chosen, and our helpers are returning! A little hint...dig out your poodle skirts and roller skates!


I don't remember what all of their awards were for, but I do know that Evan had the highest average in his class (somewhere above a 98%), and they were both on the "A" Honor Roll all year. Great job, boys! Sorry you had to have a school teacher for a momma...can't get by with too much that way! :)

Lots of fun!

Alli helping Papa check out the new yearbook...

Good times, great memories!

PCS Graduation 2009


Attorney Brant Luther and Principal Nichols...

Marea and I have worked together for 11 years...wow!

Brant gave an excellent challenge to our graduates...

Singin' a solo...some serious young talent here!

Yeah!!!

We sure had some good times this year!

Emily and I celebrating!

Ryan let me know he would not be doing the high-five...

So I gave him a little surprise!

But I was nice and helped him recover...


Thought we were ready...

He got me back!

We finally straightened up for a nice pic...
Wow...we're getting old! I first met Brant 15 years ago, as a freshman at GBS. I couldn't begin to describe to you the amount of time we spent with friends just laughing our heads off...at absolutely nothing. Those were the days!

With Isaac...

With Ashley...

Alli was in rare form!