We start with a super Happy 40th Birthday to Aunt Tiffanie!

It is also graduation day for Kayla! Because of the size of the 8th grade class, only a few people were able to actually attend the ceremony. I have some pictures and a few video excerpts from the event. Trust me – this might be the better way to go because it didn’t mean sitting on those bleachers for 1.5 hours!  We begin with photos.

This is Kayla, in her cap and gown at home.

We then drove to the park so that she could have some pictures with her friend Danielle at the site of the tree and bench in honor of their friend Alex, who would have graduated this evening.

On to the ceremony! The 7th grade band played good old “Pomp and Circumstance”.

After a few speeches and a song or two, it finally was time to get that diploma.

And now they all leave. I like the recessional music MUCH better!

A quick picture with the official grad and we came home to sleep.

This will be a busy weekend for sure, but one thing is done. Kayla has been a student of Big Hollow for 9 years. She is all done now.

Tonight is Kayla’s graduation dance! The girls don’t have school tomorrow for a teacher in-service, so tonight was the night for the 8th grade to celebrate before they graduate next week. We got Kayla all dressed up and sent her off. It’s not often you see Kayla in a dress…she picked this one out, she picked out the necklace, and the shoes. Comfort but pretty. Mom touched up the blue hair, and here we are!

She is getting so big!