Last Monday night was the Eighth Grade Promotion Ceremony at the local Middle School. I think at least 75% of the entire town was there! We arrived shortly after 5pm, only to find most of the seats had already been taken. For a ceremony that wasn't scheduled to start until 6pm.
It worked out well enough. We sat on the bleachers on the side. (Thank goodness Grace had told me which side she'd be sitting on!)
The 6th and 7th graders who are in band play live music for the ceremony. Dianna was happy to get to wear something besides their normal concert attire. She chose a lovely pink dress that we got on a recent shopping trip. Our seats on the bleachers gave us a great view of both of our girls!
At the start of the ceremony, the 8th graders entered the gymnasium two-by-two. Sorry for the darkness of some of the pictures. I was trying to use my telephoto zoom lens. It does much better in natural lighting.
I think Grace was pretty nervous. She DID smile when she spotted me with the camera, but that shot came out very blurry. Bummer.
After the ceremony, she was a MUCH happier girl. Here she is with her cousin Amanda.
I couldn't resist but take a picture of Dianna and her girlfriends. These are the sweetest girls ever. I'm ever so thankful that Dianna has such great friends by her side.
Finally, a picture of Gordon and I with our girl. We are both so very very proud of her and all of her accomplishments. We look forward to seeing all that she'll tackle in the next four years as a High School Student.
