2009 East Valley High School Graduate

Wow, where does the time go? If anyone can figure that out, will you let me know? It seems like almost yesterday when Lexi decided to enter this world two weeks early and caused her dad to get pulled over by a policeman while he was trying to rush home to get mom to the hospital in time. See? She started giving her parents fits before she even entered this world!

Graduation was nice, even though a monsoonal thunderstorm decided to come through town right before it started. Thank goodness for umbrellas, even though there was still enough moisture and electricity in the air to leave everyone looking like they had stuck their finger in a light socket! East Valley graduated 305 students, including a 62 yr old veteran who fulfilled a life long dream to receive his diploma. He had enlisted in the military just a few weeks before he would've graduated from EV. He said he wanted to get his diploma, not only for himself, but for those soldiers who didn't have the opportunity to come back and get theirs. Needless to say, he received a couple of standing ovations. It was really touching and the other students were very supportive of him and welcomed him with lots of high fives!

After graduation, there was an all-nighter party for the grads at Players & Spectators in the Valley. Rob and I, bordering somewhat on insanity, volunteered to be chaperones. You'd think we would've learned after Kaylyn's. The older you get, the harder it is to stay up for 24 hours - it seemed like such a piece of cake in college, didn't it? Anyway, Lexi had a great time and came home with some nice gifts and a little cash. Now she has to put her nose to the grindstone and complete her finals for graduation from Spokane Community College on Thursday. What a week for Lexi!

Now she's all grown up and ready to leave the nest. While a little nervous, and a little sad at the thought of missing out on things at home, Lexi is very excited about attending BYU Provo in the fall. Although we will miss her a ton, we know that she is ready to spread her wings and continue to grow. We're very proud of you Lexi and all of your accomplishments. We know you will continue to set your sights high and that you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. Thanks for the memories!!!