Thursday, September 27, 2012

Graduation...

Ryker graduated from The Soma Institute a few weeks ago!! He is now an official massage therapist!  He worked hard and we could not be any happier for him.  It has been a pleasure to watch him find his way in the world and meet his personal goals.  He is always finding new adventures for himself and it is exciting to hear about those things - the latest being a farm internship in upper Michigan.  He has talked about doing something like this for a couple of years- another personal goal met:)
 We were unable to attend his graduation but I was comforted in knowing that our families would be there to celebrate with him.  I love this picture of him with my sister- it makes me feel I was almost there- plus I love the fact that you can tell they are definitely related:)
I love watching our kids blossom and grow into adult people.  I love that the lives they want to live are sometimes so different than our own.  I love that they make me question and think about my own life and the direction is headed.  I especially love that they end up doing things that I would have been afraid to do at their age and even now!!

The Three Amigos

The Three Amigos

Delicious!!

Delicious!!

All Five in One Picture a True Miracle

All Five in One Picture a True Miracle

One of my favorites!!

One of my favorites!!

Guitar Man

Guitar Man

Easter Fun

Easter Fun

Jack's First Birthday!!

Jack's First Birthday!!

Princess Autumn

Princess Autumn

Marah loves Jack's presents!!

Marah loves Jack's presents!!

I love little boys!!

I love little boys!!

Time for Jumping

Time for Jumping

My crazy girls

My crazy girls

He's playing dress-up already

He's playing dress-up already

Marah telling Auntie Jill how old she is

Marah telling Auntie Jill how old she is

Marah's b-day and Autumn's Gotcha Day

Marah's b-day and Autumn's Gotcha Day

Enjoying a bit of birthday cake

Enjoying a bit of birthday cake

Birthday gifts

Birthday gifts

Backyard Excavation

Backyard Excavation

Modest Dressing is Beautiful

Modest Dressing is Beautiful

Uh Oh!!

Uh Oh!!

He's found the gum drawer!!

He's found the gum drawer!!

Backyard Excavation

Backyard Excavation

Fun in the tub with a new swimsuit

Fun in the tub with a new swimsuit

More tub fun

More tub fun

This one cracks me up!!

This one cracks me up!!

Why I'm crazy!!

Why I'm crazy!!

Ears Pierced

Ears Pierced

Ears Pierced

Ears Pierced

Admiring her new earrings

Admiring her new earrings