Okay, so be aware...this is a HUGE picture post! We took so many pictures of Jade's graduation...it was nearly impossible to pick which ones to put on this post!
I'm not sure where to begin! My sweet Jade is now a bona fide adult! How is that even possible? It just seems like yesterday that my sister was screaming in my foggy post surgery state that I had a baby girl with Daddy's dimples!! What a blessing this baby girl has been in my life. Words cannot express how proud of her I am...I could never have guessed that Heavenly Father would have thought for one second that I was capable of raising such an outstanding human being! She has been blessed with so many gifts and talents and she just continues to develop them with her hard work and determination. She decided in 7th grade that she wanted to be the Valedictorian of her graduating class...from that day forward she has pushed herself beyond belief to reach that goal. And she did it! I know that the next chapter in her life is ready to happen...and I KNOW she is ready to take it on...I just don't know how I'm going to handle not seeing her bright and positive face every day! The phone lines better be strong, because they will be used to the extreme from Germany to Utah! Here are the pictures from her awesome graduation day.
Jade standing next to her school mascot...the BARON!
Jade getting in trouble for being too close to the mascot and almost tipping it over!!!!
Jade and her Uncle Quinton...that medal represents YEARS and YEARS of late night studying and just hard core determination!
Yeah baby!!! "I'm done"!
Nana and Papa came all the way from New Mexico to see their first grandchild graduate from High School.
Saige and her "Sissy"....she loves her so much and looks up to her...what a great example she has been.
Jade, Saige and Uncle "twin twin"!! Quinton flew in from San Diego!
Nana and Jade.
My dad being a goof ball! He is so cute!
Proud Papa and his "hita"!
Chris looking for Jade....always!
Jade and her AP calculus teacher! This class nearly killed her!
Jade and her "interesting" friend!! We actually love this kid! He's a riot.
The Principal and Guidance Counselor! I'm sure she is happy that Jade won't be bugging her about her class standing every day!
Valedictorian and Salutatorian.....they both gave awesome speeches.
And finally.......Jade's Japanese pose and her silly boyfriend Chris!
So, I know this post is braggy!! But, parents are allowed to be a little bit braggy once in a while....right?? Good luck my little Jado....we will miss you so much.
You can almost see Kyle's eyes in this pic....and WOW they are a gorgeous blue color!
Kyle trying to scare Brannon as he came down the stairs.
Jade coming down the stairs....prepared for the picture....Japanese style!
Kyle and Jade playing on the trampoline.
Nice shot of Brannon being playful...you can almost see his eyes!!
Kyle and Jade playing with the camera....aren't Kyle's eyes beautiful????
A picture of my honey....he is sooooo cute
Kyle jumping out of a tree....cool picture, eh?
This is totally posed!!
Monkey Kyle!
Brannon let us mess with his awesome hair, first we "fro'd" it out and then Jade thought it would look good in a pony tail....and she was RIGHT! All of us loved seeing his face!
It took a while!!! Brannon has more hair than all of us combined!
LOVE the sideburns!! Very cute.
