Graduation Party

On June 5th we had a graduation party for Ryker. It was a combined party with Christian Putegnat. It was a fun party and everything went very well. There were plenty of hands to help with the set up and decoration. The school colors are orange and black, so to avoid looking like a halloween party we decided to go with a mixture of bright colors.The 66 balloons seemed like a lot when I was trying to get them in the car, but were just the right touch as centerpieces on every other table. We covered 2 tables with plain white paper for people to write messages to Ryker and Christian. The coolest were the drawings by the Sonomura family!

Carl was our MC for the night. Carl and Ryker performed a couple of songs with Carl on guitar and Ryker on harmonica. The first song was one that Carl wrote for Ryker a few years ago. The other was a Tom Petty song with a great harmonica part. They did a great job! I wish I had it on video. One of these days I need to get a video camera.

The Putegnats put together a slide show for each of the boys. It was fun to see all those old photos of them through the years. 18 years goes by so fast!! Here are some pics of Ryker with the family. Grandma Cherie was able to be here for the week and was a great help!Ryker and Grandma Cherie

Ryker and Dad

Ryker and Q

Ryker and Mom

The Graduates!