How is it POSSIBLE that I have another kid graduating??? How is it POSSIBLE that I will be the mother of a 20 year old Returned Missionary, a College Student, and down to 2 kids at home by the end of this year?!?! Seriously, NOT COOL!!!
What can I say about my Ethan. He is a ROCK. He is a very firm, steadfast, reliable, all around great guy. He has been our family "peace-keeper" his entire life. Not sure what our home will be like when he leaves. It's gonna be hard on us all but most especially his little brother--these two have a very tight-knit bond. Not looking forward to September right now.
Amongst all the craziness surrounding us, our school managed to pull off a pretty amazing graduation for their 100 Seniors. They delivered "Senior Signs" to all the graduates along with a pretty cool bag of gifts and goodies:
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| I thought this shirt was HILARIOUS! |
The actual graduation was held in a field out at Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek--a place where they show drive-in movies. All the parents sat in our cars with our radios tuned into a station while we watched our Seniors walk across the stage live and on the big screen to shake their Principal's hand (if they chose to) and get their diploma.
We could not be more proud of our boy who not only graduated with his high school diploma but also with his Associates in Arts degree from Rio Salado all while maintaining a 3.67 GPA and a job at Burger King. Ethan has thrived his Senior Year and we can't wait to see what he will do up at BYU-Idaho.
Papa Frank came up for the festivities and we had a great couple of days together celebrating Ethan. We at dinner at Texas Roadhouse--one of the few restaurants you can actually dine IN at the moment. They were so great in honoring our Senior. He even got to sit on the saddle that is usually reserved for the Birthdays:)
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| Drive-In Style |
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| Ethan & Nikolas "social-distancing" |
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His FAVORITE teacher--Mr. Burrell
(the science teacher that Ethan was a TA for) |
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| Papa Frank & Ethan |
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| His biggest and LOUDEST cheering squad. |
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LOVE my boy
(his hat "may" be on backwards...) |
Everyone has been so kind and thoughtful to all the Seniors graduating in this pandemic. These are just a couple of my most favorite gifts he has received. His Aunt Paulette so graciously stepped forward to make Ethan's Senior T-shirt quilt after I lost my mom (who would have made it otherwise). He's gonna need this in Idaho for sure!
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| My dad's dog--Patitas--liked the quilt too! |
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LOVE THIS!!!
Such a clever gift idea from the Colbys |
A few of Ethan's Senior pics from Sarah G:
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