High School Fun

Last week was the 'last' Spirit Week for Emily as a Senior at WHS. Every morning the Seniors gather (as early as 4:30am) to rally themselves to be the most spirited class in the school.
Monday: Army
Tuesday: Hippy
Wednesday: Nerd
Thursday: Celebrity
Friday: Unity (School colors)

Emily went all out this year! Going out with a bang!

Backpack Emily joined by Alex Map and Dora Julian

Emily even participated and danced in the Senior Skit! 

Hannah went to her first high school dance.. a Sadie's Dance... a prize given to the best themed costumes.

The Three Good Fairies

Mary & Burt; Tourists; Insurance Guy; Baseball Fanatics and the Three Fairies

Some of Hannah's freshman classmates

I wasn't very involved in high school until my Senior year, being the true introvert as I am. Emily is taking my lead but Hannah has a head start!  Both had a great time at their respective schools.

Legal Adult

I threw a surprise birthday party for Emily's 18th.

Lunch at Jang Su Jang in Milpitas - Korean BBQ feast!

I gathered friends from both the schools she attended. So it was like a mini-reunion.

Kimber Hills Academy reunion of friends from Preschool - 8th grade 

Washington High School friends 9th-12th grades

Huge thanks to Danika who helped me keep this secret celebration a secret and helped pick up the balloons and cake and gather the kids for me at the restaurant. before we arrived.

Danika, Emily's devoted youth counselor,  created this beautiful favor card!

Emily didn't know what type of party she wanted and doesn't really like to bring attention to herself but I felt that 18 is a momentous age and we should celebrate her! I mean she had to find a new doctor because she can no longer go to her pediatrician whom she has seen her whole life. She is in a whole new age category when I book a flight or hotel for our family. I don't have to sign any documents for her as her parent/guardian. The next would be 21, legal age to drink alcohol, and 25, legal age to rent a car. Then it all goes downhill. Every age afterwards is non-celebratory except maybe 80!