June Snapshots

Wedding anniversary dinner at Bellpine. 

We had dessert at Tous les Jours... delicious!

She has the cutest facial expressions.

Enjoying a nap on Lauren's bed.

Nike Outdoor National Meet

Emily qualified to compete at the Nike Outdoor Nationals meet at Hayward Field. It's always fun to visit Eugene and the weather was gorgeous!

We tried this poke restaurant and it was fantastic.

I had the original spicy tuna poke.

Could not resist trying the guava cheesecake.

We also had grilled chicken salads at Red Robin.

Emily triple jumped 35 feet, 0.25 inches... not one of her best marks but still a solid jump.

Emily preparing for the 4x100 meter relay race start in lane 7.

Emily had a great start and ran a strong first leg... it was a close race and her team ended up winning the emerging elite division!

Team photo with the baton.

Team photo with Coach Bob.

High School Graduation

Lauren on graduation day.

Emily on graduation day. Thank you to Carol and Joe for the beautiful floral crowns!

Family photo before the ceremony.

Girls and Grandma Rufener.

Girls walking to their seats at the ceremony.

Announcement of the class valedictorians.

Girls waiting for their names to be announced.

Girls receiving their diplomas.

Closer up view of the girls receiving their diplomas.

Tossing of the caps!

Happy to be graduated!

Girls with some of their favorite friends.

Congrats to Emily and Lauren! We are so proud of both of you!

Senior Week Festivities

Emily accepting her valedictorian award.

Lauren accepting her valedictorian award. 

Congratulations!!!

Girls at the end of season track banquet. 

One of the traditions is for graduating seniors to visit their former elementary schools to see their teachers and inspire the younger students. It's amazing how quickly the years go by!

Orchestra Pops Concert

Lauren's last chamber orchestra concert... we will miss attending her concerts!

Lauren played the piano for this one!

May Snapshots

Lauren holding Lexi.

Sushi with Emily at MiChi Japan.

Weekend breakfast with Maws and DD.

She has the cutest feet!

Lexi likes to wake me up on the weekends by jumping onto the bed.

Lexi sometimes quietly whines when she wants something and if her request is not granted she starts making this face.

Emily with Lexi.

The boy who used to live across the street when the girls were in grade school came back for a visit... we recreated one of their childhood photos.

The original photo... so fun that they still stay in contact with each other. 

Dinner at Jory's to celebrate the girls' impressive high school accomplishments.