Kidnapped.

 Her very last day of Activity Days and her very first taste of Young Womens!

Nobody kidnaps like girls between the ages of 12-17. 

Nobody. 

Blindfolds, shrieking, unnecessary roughness. It's all a part of the initiation. It's totally the best. 

Things really are changing around here!

Sunnyside Farewell

This is it. 14 years of Sunnyside Elementary are coming to an end. 

Everly is 5th Grade Graduate!

 She enjoyed taking photos with some of her friends

We watched intentely for her photos to come up on the final slide show. She was clearly the best kid there. 

We really will be so sad to leave Miss Frieberg. She was the perfect mix of love and discipline. 

One final cookie in the cafeteria....

And that's a wrap!

I love her. She is sweet and funny, kind and confident. 

She's ready for middle school!

Megan Graduates!

Don't tell! We're sneaking in a little early...we want good seats!

On the jumbotron!

All seated on the field

Tossing their caps!

That's the smile of a girl that knows she doesn't have to do homework for a while!

Photos with the family

Megan and Devon....fulfilling their secret plan to dress as Unus Annus. 

 

Nailed it. 

I couldn't be prouder!

Walking the Halls of Sunnyside

 They started this tradition after Ethan graduated (although there is no guarantee I would have read the emails, even if they were doing it back then). Mathew's graduation rituals were tragically hijacked by stupid Covid protocols. I'll probably always be sad about that. 

So we are starting lots of traditions with Megan. 

This one was particularly cool. 

The kids are invited back to their elementary schools to walk through the halls and see their old teachers. 

Eeeeee!!

Sunnyside graduates!

Miss Walker's class

Meeting your best friend in Ms. Whitcomb's first grade class!

And one last stop at the kindergarten wall to measure up!

Last day of school!

 Now, that's a great feeling!

The Grad Party

The wall is up! 

 

The cakes are made!

The spread is out!

And the friends have arrived!

We're getting close!

Graduation Photos

Megan and I decided to get those grad photos done...today!

I'm hoping all the kids agree to the back fence as the ideal location. 

A few of my favorites:

And winners for the graduation announcement!

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 Onward!

Laney's 8th Grade graduation! She was convinced she wouldn't need to stand or be noticed or attract any attention. If that was her goal, then she shouldn't have worked so hard or been so awesome!

We're so proud of her and all her consistent work! She made middle school look easy!

Anna's 5th grade graduation:

Holy heck! She did it! She's on the middle school next year!

She loves her gaggle of friends! 

We're so proud of her!

The class photo:

Silly String After Party:

The school cancelled the silly string event because of the rain. Apparently this particular group of moms, because they don't mess around. They will get their photo ops, by dang. 

To the park! They spread the word and before you know it, the Silly String Party was back on. 

I cannot tell you how difficult it was for me to walk away from the total destruction we left behind in that park. If I had been able to stretch our hose all the way from our house to spray this down, I would've been there the rest of the night making sure the neighbors don't think I'm a rudebutt.

Oh well. I guess if the weather can knock over a tree, it can wash away some silly string. 

And I think that's it...they school year has come to an end. Megan is going to college, Laney is going to high school, Anna is going to middle school and Everly will finish up our long and storied history with Sunnyside Elementary. We have so much to be thankful for and we are ready to sleep in!