Last week the kids and I took a drive to Pine Mountain Club, California to celebrate my cousin
Gimi's oldest daughter, Taylor, graduating from high school. Pine Mountain Club is up North past Los Angeles and it took us about 3-1/2 hours to make the drive. We joked with Peggy after we arrived about the drive being NOTHING like the drive through Central Illinois that we made many times to visit her while we were living in Peoria. There was A LOT of traffic the whole way there and we didn't see 1 corn field! :) It was, of course, worth the drive once we got there and got to celebrate with everyone.
Here's Peggy (wearing a t-shirt with a baby picture of Taylor on it) with Taylor the graduate.
The
Herren's have this trampoline set-up at their house and the kids loved it!
Maleah only liked it if she got to jump by herself, though. If she was in there with the other kids she could never stay standing.
Scotty (
Gimi's youngest son), Cameron and Rena waiting for the graduation ceremony to start.
Maleah and Peggy anxiously waiting also.
Taylor was chosen to give the "Senior Speech" at graduation. She didn't tell anyone from the family (including her mom and dad) that she would be speaking so we were all surprised when we got there and saw her name on the program. Her speech was excellent and she did a great job talking in front of so many people.
The next day
Gimi & Paul had a
bbq at their house to celebrate. My dad drove in from
Las Vegas to celebrate with Taylor also so it was a fun couple of days with family.
Gimi also has 3 dogs that the girls were so funny with.....they were completely terrified of these little dogs when we first got there, but after a day they loved them and couldn't get enough of them.
Here's
Gimi and Peggy getting ready for the
bbq.
Paul was in-charge of barbecuing the hamburgers and hot dogs.......they were yummy! :)
Peggy, Hailey, Taylor,
Gimi, Paul, Ryan, Steve,
Scotty and me.
Here's Peggy (wearing a t-shirt with a baby picture of Taylor on it) with Taylor the graduate.
The Herren's have this trampoline set-up at their house and the kids loved it! Maleah only liked it if she got to jump by herself, though. If she was in there with the other kids she could never stay standing.
Scotty (Gimi's youngest son), Cameron and Rena waiting for the graduation ceremony to start.
Maleah and Peggy anxiously waiting also.
Taylor was chosen to give the "Senior Speech" at graduation. She didn't tell anyone from the family (including her mom and dad) that she would be speaking so we were all surprised when we got there and saw her name on the program. Her speech was excellent and she did a great job talking in front of so many people.
The next day Gimi & Paul had a bbq at their house to celebrate. My dad drove in from Las Vegas to celebrate with Taylor also so it was a fun couple of days with family. Gimi also has 3 dogs that the girls were so funny with.....they were completely terrified of these little dogs when we first got there, but after a day they loved them and couldn't get enough of them.
Here's Gimi and Peggy getting ready for the bbq.
Paul was in-charge of barbecuing the hamburgers and hot dogs.......they were yummy! :)
Peggy, Hailey, Taylor, Gimi, Paul, Ryan, Steve, Scotty and me.
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