CONGRATS!!!

The most beautiful girls in the world graduated from high school on May 30, 2009. I can’t believe that my little babies graduated. I remember the day they were born like it was yesterday. When they came home from the hospital, Amanda weighed 4lbs and Kylie weighed 3lbs. They were so tiny. I had a cold so my mom told me I had to stay in the car; she told me she would hold them up to the window so I could see them. I was not pleased. The next 18 years were filled with many wonderful memories…..Dance recitals, choir concerts, cheer competitions, the almost Miss Smith pageant, and many many slumber parties.

After graduation we went to lunch. For some reason our family loves to sing, and we also love public humiliation. When you put the two together, it makes for a remarkable adventure. Some of the girls in the family had prepared a little number to sing to the girls during lunch. To see the musical number you will have to look at Somer’s blog, it is seriously hilarious. So, I have to explain a few of the lyrics because they may seem a little strange. One lyric says “Yes you it’s been eighteen year now, and don’t you ever drink beers” K this may seem a little strange and obvious that we don’t want them to drink alcohol, but it goes much deeper than that. One day Kylie and I were eating dinner in Salt Lake, and she mentioned how good the alcoholic drinks looked. I took this as a great teaching moment. We talked about why drinking is wrong and blah blah blah…..then for the next 30 minutes I made her practice saying no to drinking. I made her pretend we were at a party and then I would ask her in different ways if she wanted a drink (I can be very persuasive.) Kylie is the black sheep of the family and so she gets embarrassed really easily. After about 15 minutes of practice, she began begging me to stop. I didn’t until I was convinced she had the tools necessary to be a college freshman. I didn’t want Amanda to feel left out, so I repeated the whole lesson the next time I was with her. It was marvelous. I am so lucky to have them in my life!! I have made them promise many times that when their lives get busy with college and boyfriends, they will still make time for their old auntie.

Congratulations KY and Manny I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU!!!