Lolly's graduation

It's hard to believe that we are now the parents of two junior high schoolers!! Lolly's graduation was a great event! We were so proud of her achievements. Her test scores put her in the top 3% for her age in the country. She was one of three students to receive this award. She also received the Presidential Gold award signed by one of her hero's President Obama. Her third award was Excellence in Leadership. We have begun this candy necklace tradition in our family. We first made them for our niece Briana's graduation so we decided to make them for Laurel too. So far they have been a hit. As Laurel walked in the boys ran up to her and each gave her a hug and then put a necklace around her neck. I thought Brady would be embarrassed, but it was clear that he thinks his big sister is pretty great. When Grandma Bezzant walked in she put the gold necklace on Lolly. Lolly loved every minute of it. Laurel's birthday this year was pretty meager because we were still recovering from our Grand Canyon trip, so we wanted to really surprise her for graduation. She has never had a new bike. She has always gotten Natalie's old bike as Natalie has gotten to big for them. So this was her year. She was so cute and excited!! Grandma and Grandpa gave her a beautiful watch. She was very pleased and it fit perfectly. They also gave her some nice body lotion and wash. Grandpa caught some zzz's after a long day at work. It was a fun evening. I can't believe this girl is going to junior high!!!!!