Heidi's Graduation!

This weekend I went home for My little sister's graduation from fruitland High school. This year was a good one to be present at for there was a new principal whom nobody likes. Of course is reputation continues to go down hill as he sugests things like changing the school colors and the mascot, and requiring ugly school uniforms.

However as far as imediate effects go, The prinicpal told the seniors this year that there would be no praying at his graduation, that there was to be no funny business-all formal-and that he would be moving the tassel instead of the class president as tradition has always been.

Well wouldn't you know that the students would not like that so as we sat down to begin the commencement, and the two students welcoming everyone split their duties and one said a beautiful long prayer. After which the principal had some words with them and the atmosphere was a little tense.

The speakers were two teachers from the high school who did a comidic speech walking around the graduates instead of standing on the stage which was frowned upon, and at the end, the two final salutitorians stood up, said their speech and then "due to tradition" invited the class president up to the stage to say a few words. As you might guess she then moved the tassel, and beat the prinicpal to the punch. oh yes, he wasn't happy.


Oh heidi is so cute, and that is my dad in the background
Me and Heidi's tassels her's is orange white and black and mine is silver instead of white, we are having an argument that should be remidied- so all of those that think that silver is better than white please post your ballot


The guy at the wall asked me if I wanted to climb the rock wall, to which I replied "oh I don't know, I haven't done that since my own graduation party" and the guy looked at me funny and then I realized that I looked like a high schooler and I was embarassed, as was he, so I changed the subject and told him I would love to climb the wall because I didn't want him to feel dumb

Swinging like monkeys, the black rock just out of the picuture was a hard one and nobody could grab it.

These shots were mid air as they would start on one rock on the lower wall and then jump up to the rocks above the ledge, it was fun enough to watch and they were thrilled I could get these shots

More messing around and playing in the kitchen nothing really was happening here at all. Except where I pulled out my cap and tassel and we played with those.

TALL PAUL! and me of course
Me and Deric

Just messing around back at home before the all nighter

Me, Heidi and Deric- good thing Deric thinks he's so funny

They tried to get her to let them hold her, but she just sat and laughed at them
Heidi spent a lot of time with the boys in high school, I think they are all fun and by all means, they think I am the cooler sister anyway
Heidi and two of her little buddies- Destiny and Mackenzie (I thought it was pretty fun too that I left destiny behind but still didn't miss her because I had a destiny here)
This is me and Michael Fewkes, the kid who changed the pricipals plans at the last min and asked that the class president come up and move the tassel, rather than the principal who seemed to think the graduation was all about him

This is heidi right after she got her diploma! yeah! woo woo! it was quite the cerimony. We had an illegal prayer, and a bunch of kids that (much to the enjoyment of the community) messed up the principal's plans. I had a great time visiting old friends, the usual when you go home things. But taking pictures was my real, only job, so that is what I did...here is a choice few.
Me and heidi...hmmm not real cute Begging heidi to keep her hat on so we could take lots of pictures.
No matter how many times we told heidi to keep her hat on she would always take it off so then we had many moments of her putting it back on again
My dad, heidi and mom