She's a Graduated!

Great group of kids!

Just the Ladies

Karl & Haskin

Haskin wanted pix in front of the truck.  No.  It isn't his truck.  We have no idea whose truck it is.  But yes, we have pix in front of it.

Me and my Baby Girl!

I really do love her!  Really lotz!

Haskin singing his solo.  Yikes.  Scariness.  But he really did an amazing job!

No caption necessary.  Other than I have no clue how my kids got so stinkin' good looking fighting genes like these!!!

Cheri.  This woman is priceless.  Cheri has so many times been there for Karlee (as well as the other girls too).  Cheri works in the high school office, and more than once she has stepped in and buoyed Karlee just when she's needed it.  Whether it's drill team issues, drill team coach issues, substitute teacher issues, sterling scholar issues, friend drama issues, seriously, whatever the issue is Cheri is there for the girlz.  Honestly she is Karlee's second mom, and she truly, dearly loves Karlee probably even more than I do.  Thank you, Cheri, for being there for Karlee and I.  I love you and I am indebted to you for life.  I am positive that Karlee would not have survived Morgan High or the drill team without you!!!  

Cheri unexpectedly lost her husband over Thanksgiving.  All the girls were so heartbroken.  They have all done cute little things to help buoy her through this hard time.  Nothing like what she's done for the girls over the years, but still enough to show their love and friendship, including even having sleep-overs at her home.  They all love her dearly.  And so do us Mamas.  We take Cheri on lunch dates, dinner dates, pedicure dates.  

Karl & Haskin.  De-hat & gowned.

Da Girlz!

Seminary Graduation

Seminary Graduation was phenomenal.  It was so spiritual and wonderful seeing these snot-nosed kids graduate from Seminary.  For the closing song, the kids all turned around and sang to all of us.  Wow!  What  a tear-jerker.  And the very best place to be!

Da group.

Da Girlz

Colton & Karlee.  Good friends!

Colton heads to Ghana, Africa, in August.  He's going to be a great missionary.  We sure do love him and his family!  

Karlee & Duane.  These two kids have grown up together.  They've been through so much.  They've been best friends, been in fights, kissed and made up and are now back to being friends again.  Hope they can stay that way.  Duane is in the process of completing his mission paperwork now, with plans of heading out this fall.

These are the AP Biology whizzes!  Great classmates and great friends!

Karl, Morgue, and the Walkers.  Love them!  Both these siblings leave on their missions in July - Michael to Chihuahua, Mexico, and Amanda to Jackson, Mississippi.  Their poor Mama!

The Girlz have always taken a foreign exchange student under their wings.  Last year was Aline from Brazil.  This year is it Minji from Korea.

And actually, Karlee was a bit concerned that she may not graduate Seminary.  With Senioritis and a few too many trips out of class to meet a boy -Haskin - at the drinking fountain during third trimester, she was concerned the numbers may not add up.  Thank goodness they did!

Science Experiments

Karlee & Colton Cowan (aka nerds) doing a huge-mess-making chemistry experiment in my kitchen.  Oh well.  It's all worth the extra credit, right?

Colton is Karlee's really good friend.  They've done homework together, been on dates together, and gone to dances together.  Go to http://stokesfolksfour.blogspot.com/2012_09_01_archive.html to see the two of them at Homecoming - remember the pretty pink dress??  Anyways, Colton has received his mission call to Ghana, Africa, (the same mission as Ty's) and he leaves in August.  

There have been a few times where Colton has been in the right place at the right time and he has really blessed Karlee's life.  Including, but not limited to, driving Karlee to the Dee Events Center so she could dance at the State Basketball Playoffs when she missed the bus and the whole drill team left her behind.  (GRRR!)  Then calling her on her cell phone the next day so she didn't miss the bus the next day too.  But especially the time when she was having a really, really bad day at school.  She was near tears, and the next thing she knows Colton is giving her a big hug and asking her what's wrong.  What a wonderful kid.  We love you, Colton, and are grateful for you being such a great friend to Karlee.

Prom 2013

 How lucky Karlee is to get to go to Junior Prom this year.  It's not uncommon for Senior girls to not get asked to Prom, but Karlee and all of her friends were lucky enough to get asked.

 

Here's the group.  A buncha GREAT kids!

The goofy kids!

The Gorgeous Girls!

 

Aren't they totes adorbs!?!

 

The Handsome Gents

So debonair!

Besties - BEST besties ever, actually!

 

Here's the besties with their dates!

 

Karlee & her date Darrin Nielson. He's a super great kid and they had a BLAST!

 

 

Troyettes @ State

It was a great day at UVU for Karlee's LAST state drill team competition!  Here are a few of my favorite pix taken from the day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sooo...  Karlee was the only Troyette to receive the All-State Academic award.  Therefore after the performances I headed down below to help Karlee get ready for the wonderful and amazing awards assembly.  (Actually, I just watched her get ready and took these darling pix).

 

If you look closely in this pic, you'll see two sleeping drill-teamers.  They're from another team...

 

Karlee did have fun at the Judges Tabulation Room

 

Here is Karlee receiving her award at the wonderful and amazing awards assembly.

 

The Girlzies

 

THE AWESOME SENIORS!!

Snow Ball Dance

Here's the pix of Karlee & Morgan from the Snow Ball Dance... don't they make a handsome couple?  AND they had a blast!

I LOVE taking awkward pix of the kids! AND Morgan was a good sport!

The Girlzies

The Dudes

The Group

Faces!

Dinner was delish at Marty's (Mikaela's home)!  I mean the kids had crystal goblets and everything!  They had manicotti, bread, salad and snow balls for dessert.  YUM!