corey and emily graduate.....first- corey's graduation pictures

what a fun and memorable week we had. my brother steven, his wife andrea, and their two kids ashley and andrew, got here on thursday, june 5th. corey's prom was on friday. my mom, my sister shelly, and her four kids, kailey tyler, megan, and emily mae arrived on sunday, june 8th. we had soooo much fun while they were here. we went to belmont park, fuddruckers (thanks frank!!), the beach, in n out, swimming at steve and andrea's hotel, and of course the necessary trip to lolitas! i loved every minute of it..being together like that is just the best!!!

on top of all of that and most exciting were the graduations of corey and emily. emily's middle school graduation was first on wednesday. she wore a pretty pink dress and she was so happy and excited!! it was really fun to have so much family there and cheering for her. after her graduation and to celebrate both graduates, we all went to shogun kobe; it is just like benihanas (maybe better!) and we had a fun and yummy dinner. we took up two tables of 10...of course our '5th daughter' olivia johnston had to come along!! (love you olivia!)

corey's high school graduation was on thursday. she was excited but nervous!! all of the seniors in sound unlimited and music machine sang the national anthem and they sounded beautiful. it made me cry! we took a ton of pictures of corey with her family and friends. that was fun!! to see all of them so happy and with the excitement of their futures ahead of them...you could really feel it! corey has two friends in paticular, devon and caitlin, that graduated with AMAZING honors. they inspire corey...thanks devon!!!!

it was a special week that i hope, especially corey, will treasure! thanks to my family for taking the time, energy, and money to come and celebrate with us! it truly would not have been the same without you here!!! we love you!!