One of my friends was telling me about the chocolate fondue she served at her dd’s birthday party. It sounded like SO MUCH fun that we decided to do this at our dd’s graduation party. Of course, we *had* to give it a try before the party (LOL). We discovered …

One of my co-op friends, Joan, offered to make her homemade salsa which is the tomato and cilantro one you see in the foreground. Thanks much, Joan! We really appreciate your help. Joan’s Salsa Recipe 2 cans (14.5 oz. size) petite diced tomatoes1 bunch green onions, chopped (tops and all)1 …

Nathan and his friend, Sami were doing their part to help with the graduation preparations! (LOL)! The original plan was to put flowers in various vases that we could gather up from friends and family. However, the day before the party Amanda came up with the idea of using SoBe …

Emily is doing her part to turn the SoBe bottles into vases by taking the labels off. It wasn’t all that easy since there was a very sticky residue left on the bottle after the label was removed. She tried everything…. nail polish remover, Goo Gone, etc. She couldn’t get …

Amanda (Bee) and McKayla (Jean) met each others years ago when both of our families used to attend the same church. So, they’ve known each other since way back in elementary school. Last year the girls decided they wanted to celebrate their graduation with a combined party. It gave us …

They are SO EXCITED for this day! Look at those smiles and what do you think of the 2007 glasses? Dads and dds below. The moms were too busy working and getting ready to take time for a picture. It’s a good thing the dads were there to ease the …

We used one of our favorite punch recipes which is VERY SIMPLE to make. However, I didn’t really take into consideration that the pop would foam and might not work that well in the punch fountain. It worked, but we did have to pour it slowly so it wouldn’t foam …

Tim (on the left) and Ron (on the right). The Dads! They went to school together so they’ve known each other a VERY LONG TIME! We’ve gone to church together off and on the last few years, but have never really kept in close contact. Our dds, otoh, have become …

Amanda walking in to Pomp & Circumstance at the graduation ceremony! I can’t even begin to describe the range of emotions and thoughts that raced through my mind during this ceremony. Thoughts ranging from thinking it just can’t be possible that 18 years have come and gone, but realizing they …

It’s official. Amanda has her diploma in hand now! We had a lovely ceremony with our co-op friends. The first part of the evening was spent acknowledging all of the co-op kids, teachers, etc. That took about 1/2 an hour. Amanda and the other graduate weren’t part of co-op in …