high school, here she comes !

Okay, okay, I know what you’re probably thinking.  “Who has a party for their child for finishing 8th grade?”  It is true, most people don’t make a big deal out of moving into high school.

But, we home school – and for my girl who has worked so hard over the past year -so there was no promotion assembly to attend, or any type of “graduation” at school.  I decided we would party on our own!

On a side note, there seems to be overwhelming, unexpected tragedy everywhere right now – whether thinking about last week’s mass murder of innocent people, or a young toddler drowned at Disney in a freak accident by an alligator – None of us know about tomorrow; better to celebrate life with joy today! I’m happy we took the moment to love and appreciate our daughter and tell her just how much we think she’s incredible.

Here are a few photos from our afternoon with friends and family.  We are so grateful for the folks God has placed in Emily’s life to love and support her!