Saturday, December 15, 2007

Abilene

Well we spent 7 plus hours on the road today, but it was so worth it. When Randy was coaching in Ferris, we had one of his student/football players live with us for eight months until it was time to take him out to begin his college years at Hardin Simmons University. Well, today he walked the stage and received his diploma! We are sooo pround of you Snyder!!! (His name is Randy also, but when you have two Randy's living in the same house, it was easier to call him by his last name) Snyder will be heading out to Arlington to become a police officer, while his sweetie Shanna finishes up one more semester of school...here are some pictures of our happy day.

The Graduate!!!!

Walking the stage! Randy and Shanna. Snyder, you have made a lot of good choices over the last four years, but Shanna is by far the best one you have made yet! I believe she is a keeper!!!

The boys were sooooo well behaved today. They had to sit 4 hours in the car, then get out and sit and eat lunch. Then go sit for an hour to get front row seats for graduation. Then sit another hour and 1/2 for the ceremony. Then sit through a 2 hour adult conversation at dinner (wow, I can't believe I just called you an adult, Snyder). Then sit for the 3 1/2 hours coming home. We let them have a little loud and rowdy fun in the car on the way home tickling each other. Randy and I were willing to put up with the noise since they had been good all day long.
The Boys Having Fun





I didn't realize that my camera wouldn't video with the light on, so this starts out dark and I tell Randy to turn on the light in the car and then you can see what Jake is doing to Bradley while he is yelling TICKLE...

3 comments:

Patti said...

I remember two little girls who had fun rolling around and playing in the back seat of one of those huge 1974 Ford LTDs. Whew, that was a long time ago and before the seat belt laws. We put the baby mattress on the back seat so you could play on one trip up the California coast--can't remember exactly where we were going, but we had fun. I remember Laura had a small tupperware bowl of Cheerios and had on those pink corduroy overalls with the ruffled straps. It's cool to see your family having so much fun and making great memories together!
Love you!
Mom

DeeAnne said...

looks like you guys had a super great time. it's so great that snyder is doing well. i hope to talk to you soon!

jaime s said...

Wow...what amazing boys! I wish our little ones had behaved as well during our recent trip but they are a bit younger!!

Congrats to your friend and to both of you for being willing to open up your home to him!

You are amazing!