the adventures (& mishaps!) of one lucky gal: graduation

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Powered up on Preschool: Bring on the big K!

In May Wyatt graduated for the final time from preschool - he is now our little Kindergartner! He's so ready (and so am I!). His preschool teacher, Miss Amy, taught him very well - she was amazing and we feel blessed to have had the opportunity to have her for a teacher. The graduation program was so cute; just like last year, Wyatt was the loudest and most "enthusiastic" (obnoxiously animated) kid out of the group. It's adorable and hilarious, but I must admit also borderline embarrassing! I tried to post a video so one could hear exactly what I mean, but blogger's stupid and won't let me post videos anymore (annoying!). I guess his facial expressions in the picture will have to give you the basic idea.

singing their special songs -

Wyatt's favorite was "1-2-Buckle My Shoe"

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The Class Play: "3 Billy Goats Gruff"

(We'll never forget Wyatt shouting at the top of his lungs,

"Who's that person crossing over my bridge?!")

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Afterwards all the students released their preschool years

(balloons) into the air, ready for the next big phase in their lives!

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We love our little duder!

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a couple of his school buds:

Sage & Ryker

Gotta let Bob the dog in on the fun!

Friday, June 6, 2008

a proposal I could not refuse...

Last Friday we met Brett's family at The Roof restaurant to celebrate his "baby" sister's high school graduation. We were there a few minutes early (pick yourself off the floor...that little fact was a bit of a shock, I know), so we decided to walk around Temple Square.

There's a special little spot near the Reflecting Pool that is near & dear to our hearts...I affectionately call it "Proposition Corner". The night Brett proposed, nearly a decade ago, we had gone to Temple Square. At the time, the main street area (now where the Pool is, etc.) was under construction, so there were chainlink fences up between the Joseph Smith Building and the Temple. The closest we could get to the granite structure (it is made of granite, right?) was sitting in a dimly lit doorway on the northwest corner of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. The light was a definite plus because Brett was trying to have me read the inside of my new CTR ring, which said, "Will You Marry Me?" The doorway looks very different now, as there was not landscaping near it at the time. Now there is a large tree (see photo) which would have then blocked our view of the temple. Thankfully, in 2000 our view of "eternity" was never clearer as we began our forever commitment to one another.

We thought of acting out the proposal again, complete with a chaste make-out session, but we feared that the past would come back to haunt us. You see, after he proposed, we were, as you can imagine, feeling more in love than ever, so we were kissing more than ever. When all of a sudden, a man dressed in a suit exited the Joseph Smith Building out of the exact door we were kissing by. Boy, were our faces red! And I don't just mean from the love-pecks!