tessa's seminary graduation & the whole fam damily . . . minus granderson dana's husband, our camera shy photographer: granderson ralph
as if high school graduation wasn't enough for our over-achiever (i don't know wHeRe that trait came from!), tess had to complicate things by rEaLLy attending seminary (instead of skipping) and aCtuaLLy graduating! she never had to attend what i affectionately call "real seminary" (aka: eArLy mOrniNg sEmiNaRy) but she resisted the urge to skip her release time seminary class . . . most of the times. her teacher insisted all the stupids (i meant students) call him 'dirt bag', which they willing did . . . i think she acutally learned a few scriptural references as well . . . .tessa's high school graduation held at south town expo center & lasted 3+ hours!
isn't she sSsSsSsSsSoOoOoOoOoOoOoO cCcCcCcuUuUuUuTtTtTtTeEeEe!
after 18+ years of her reminding me she nEeDeD to attend school everyday (she played "school" since the day she came out of the womb), she graduated from high school and decided to continue her schooling by attending a higher learning institution . . . . little did mom know that Tessa would choose to further her educational pursuits at mama's LeAsT favorite unversity: the eViL BYU "Live Life in a Bubble" blue cougars:( . . . . while she cheers for the arrogant BYU (don't exist in our reality) she retains her tRuE color: rEd (like oxygen rich living blood). . . . she must keep her tRuE identity a secret or lose her higher learning privileges . . . .i guess we should have done this first . . . but i'm backwards so dEaL with it!
& then there was the pRoM . . . . . .
tess was sMaRt . . (yes, she is tOo sMaRt for her own gOoD as well as everyone else's) . . . she dated ryan (not the boy in this photo) most of her junior year and his (ryan's) senior year . . . after the on & off (more off than on:) boyfriend/girlfriend thing throughout the summer, tess decided to test out the "vanilla theory" in dating. ryan was at a local jr. college & enjoying dating "college girls" & tess didn't sit home for aNyThiNg!!! i don't think she realizes how beautiful, fun & intelligent she rEaLLy is! she was asked eArLy to prom by this boy (there were sO mAny i honestly can't remember his name!) & had a fun filled sTrEsSfReE evening ( i think the photo says it aLL . . . . . . . . . . & then there was adam, or as he says "A - DAM HUNT" (& his middle name IS "gOoD";)
adam, 16 in january & wanting to date by may, asked this sweet girl (again, i can't remember her name . . . he gets texts, calls & drive-bys at all hours of the day & night by mAny, MaNy, mAny . . . . as levi says "stupid girlfriends" . . . girls!) adam: no job, no money, no license, no car, no tux, no plans, no problem! he asks this girl to the prom the dAy Of tHe pRoM (liek, he asked her after lunch), borrows the $50 bucks for tickets from a friend (don't know if he has paid this friend back . . . yet!) begs for $50 bucks from mama by batting his blue eyes at her . . . & talks this girl into having her pArEnTs drive them to the resturant & the dance as well as bring them home. . . . (he should write a book on dating ettiqute;) yes, that is west in the background, shaking his head in disbelief . . . . he never had such luck in dating:( adam IS a gOoD bOy & he IS quite a cHaRmeR!young womens' "mOdEsT" fashion show . . . . .
the young women decided to have a fashion show to pRoVe that being modest was eAsy, fAshiOnabLe & aFfoRdabLe . . . 1/2 the girls wore what they usually wore on sunday while the other 1/2 were chosen to wear a dress that was "bOrRoWed" from a local shop for the "show" . . . (i think the leaders misunderstood the meaning of "aFfoRdabLe") . . . tessa's dress was "bOrRoWed" while katie's is her uSuaL sunday attire. i rEaLLy liek this photo because it has 2 of my 3 girls & because you can see katie's pretty eyes . . . this is pRe heavy eyeliner days;) she still favors black! mama mia!katie's customized body tattooing
ok, so k8e, or kt, or kAtiE, however she decides to spell her name (all mood & day dependent) LiEks to draw on herself! one day she came home with red pen from her fingertips to her shoulder. it looked liek her hand & arm had been mummified: vEry iMprEsSivE! one day the tips of her hair were red (i called the mother of the girls, the girls were twins, who gave kate red 'highlights' & requested they not be so generous with their creative talents anymore;) this day she was rainbow stripes. she usually cathces aLoT of flak from tess & adam . . . i silence her older siblings & remind kate that if i cAn'T have a tattoo, neither can she! (& that the prophet says we shouldn't draw on our bodies) these days she is down to black hearts & stars mostly on her feet & hands. katie IS a gOoD girl & very eXprEssiVe:)
ok, so k8e, or kt, or kAtiE, however she decides to spell her name (all mood & day dependent) LiEks to draw on herself! one day she came home with red pen from her fingertips to her shoulder. it looked liek her hand & arm had been mummified: vEry iMprEsSivE! one day the tips of her hair were red (i called the mother of the girls, the girls were twins, who gave kate red 'highlights' & requested they not be so generous with their creative talents anymore;) this day she was rainbow stripes. she usually cathces aLoT of flak from tess & adam . . . i silence her older siblings & remind kate that if i cAn'T have a tattoo, neither can she! (& that the prophet says we shouldn't draw on our bodies) these days she is down to black hearts & stars mostly on her feet & hands. katie IS a gOoD girl & very eXprEssiVe:)katie's & abbie's unique fashion expressions
a photo is worth a 1,000 words & i think this one says it all. katie favors the 80's & i have nO iDeA where abs picked up her hair accessory! i'm glad they didn't try combinding their two favorite activities (liek they have in the past): reading a book & bicycle riding. they are gObS & GoBs of fun:)
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