Last in line waiting to walk across the stage
My parents & Steve - so proud of their baby boy!
Proud sisters :)
After the ceremony, we all headed back to our house where we ate lunch & then hung out on the back patio enjoying a beer, the weather & the company. Later on everyone headed down to Union Station to give the little & big kids something to do while Shane, Mase & myself stayed home so Mase could take a good nap before the evening's festivities.
Later that evening, we all met up at the Alldredge Orchards in Platte City, MO for my brothers graduation party. Even though it was over an hour drive for us, this place was so neat & such a great area for a family gathering. It is too bad this place is so far away from us because in the fall they offer u-pick apples & peaches (when the crop is good) & a pumpkin patch in October which would be lots of fun to do.
The main festivities were held in a little barn in the middle of the grounds that was perfect for the catered food/beverages & plenty of tables to sit at.
My brother had hired a singer who sang & played guitar while we ate & he was awesome.
There was a great playground for the little kids as well as race-cars to drive (pedal), fun houses to play in, friendly animals to pet & even a hay-ride!
After having much fun playing outside with the cousins, we all came in for some yummy cupcakes. Now this Mama knows better than to give my kid a cupcake piled high with bright red/blue frosting while wearing clothes, so we made sure to eat it topless.....my kid, not me :)
That was to the north. To the south it was pitch black in the distance with lots of lightening & after checking the radar there was a HUGE storm moving in & quick. We all tried to clean up & pack up food as fast as we could & unfortunately everyone had to leave the party early to avoid getting caught in the storm.
We all felt bad for my brother & his wife for spending the money on the place & not being able to enjoy the full time there but we all needed to get out of there & take cover quick. We ended up getting caught in the storm half-way home & encountered a horrible down-pour of rain, small hail, high winds & lots of lightning/thunder but luckily everyone made it home safely.
Later that evening, we all met up at the Alldredge Orchards in Platte City, MO for my brothers graduation party. Even though it was over an hour drive for us, this place was so neat & such a great area for a family gathering. It is too bad this place is so far away from us because in the fall they offer u-pick apples & peaches (when the crop is good) & a pumpkin patch in October which would be lots of fun to do.
The main festivities were held in a little barn in the middle of the grounds that was perfect for the catered food/beverages & plenty of tables to sit at.
Blue frosting = blue lips
We had been enjoying ourselves at the graduation party for about 2 hours when the sky started to look like this & the temperature started to drop:
We all felt bad for my brother & his wife for spending the money on the place & not being able to enjoy the full time there but we all needed to get out of there & take cover quick. We ended up getting caught in the storm half-way home & encountered a horrible down-pour of rain, small hail, high winds & lots of lightning/thunder but luckily everyone made it home safely.
It was quite an interesting end to the evening & despite having to leave early everyone had a great time & enjoyed celebrating my brother's graduation!!
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