Sunshine for Sunshine

Despite all the rain that has fallen in June, it was sunny and warm for my son's graduation party. So, my "Sunshine" had sunshine for his big day. There are a gazillion pics to follow here, but the kids and their friends like them for Facebook, and the rest are for the family and friends who tune in to my blog........

Steph and his brother Robert posing with their sons ... Jake and Nick.

The Zilli's who attended the party - minus Candy who arrived late.
Jake's friends decided to dump a barrel of icy water on him.
Trevor trying to get every last drop of water out of the bucket...

The Ted & Sandy Volmar family members who attended:

Dad, Mom, Bub, Candy, Tara, Craig and Teddy.

I never took a photo of the whole tent and the awesome food that was catered in by our favorite catering service.
The extended Volmar family with Mom, Dad, Teddy and Jake. My Dad's brother Russ, his wife Linda, Aunt
Evelyn, and Aunt Mary on the right with her husband Don in back.
Jake and Hannah in the middle, with Amanda and her friend Jocelyn on the left. My friends Judy and Toots on the right.

Representing the Henriksen family: Aunt Lynne and her granddaughter Kaitlin. (front right)
Jake and Kyle - friends since third grade.

It's so hard to believe that all the days of these guys running around with squirt guns, riding on mini bikes, driving remote control cars down the road, and just hanging out.......are over!

They are both going out of state to college.

Cousin Kaitlin (Bill's daughter) from Pennsylvania is visiting for the summer. It was great to see her again.
Directly from the Fox Valley: the Morton's. As always, my friend Sherry was "here for me". She even came down a couple of days before to help me get ready for Jake's big day.
Two trips down and back up again with gas at 4 dollars a gallon....there is a true friend.

Jake and Hannah with Craig and Tara. It was so great of them to drive down here.

My sister's sons have always been Jake's heroes. He never wanted to be like Spiderman, but he did want to be just like Luke and Craig.
My mother-in-law Ellen (middle) with her friend Florence, sister Mary, Florence's daughter Joanie, and Amanda. You can tell by Amanda's hair that it was a bit windy!
Jake and friends.
Don't drop him!

Who invited these clowns???
Teddy Bear with my friend and neighbor, Bonnie. She and her family came from all the way across the street. They beat the gas prices...
Jake with my bro and sis.
Taking it all in.....the graduates.

Actually, they were trying to dry off. Hannah was on the receiving end of a barrel of water also.

All in all .......a great Graduation celebration !!!!