Summer is officially here at The Dose of Reality, and we survived all the pomp and circumstance at the two special “Moving Up” ceremonies we attended for our children!
Thanks to Lisa remembering the purse pack of Kleenex, we didn’t even ruin our mascara during the emotional moments of the events. Phew.
We thought we would share some pictures with you all today, so you know that we did at the last minute manage to cobble together appropriate clothing choices. Although, we only allowed ourselves to be photographed from the neck up, which leaves you to wonder if we did in fact go with some drop crotch pants!
Everyone looks great! Happy Summer!
Congratulations, ladies! What exciting milestones. Have a great summer!
Aww, huge congrats and loved the picture collage. Happy summer indeed
You all look fabulous! And I’m totally picturing you in drop crotch pants from the waste down.
I love it when bloggers share personal photos-especially when they’re so cute! Congratulations to your students who have moved up! My daughter’s day is not until the 25th-they run late around here! It’s kind of bittersweet isn’t it? Getting older and more mature is exciting, but yet you miss those baby days. Well, maybe not the lack of sleep, cleaning diapers part, but…
I love to see the personal side of bloggers. thanks for opening up your doors to share these precious, intimate moments with the rest of the blogosphere. It puts a face to the blog
You have lovely families!
We have a “graduation” ceremony tomorrow for my oldest tomorrow. I have already packed the tissues, but I’ll probably need more. I can’t believe my baby will be a middle schooler next year! Sigh. And my youngest is starting preschool in the fall. What a year!
Looking good, ladies! And what beautiful families you have. Congrats to everyone who moved up.
Awwww how sweet. Congrats to all.
Cutie patooties! I would have been blubbering with ya. Congrats to the proud mamas.
Pretty families! Congrats to those kids and to you for pulling out some last minute style.
Uh huh. Only posting headshots because you don’t want us to see ‘dem MC Hammer pants? If not now,then when will ya’ll do the big fashion reveal?
Great pictures!Everyone looks lovely. Congrats to both kids and parents on surviving the year. Hooray for summer!
Everyone looks wonderful all dressed up!
Cute pictures!
Good luck over the summer. I’m trying not to lose my mind.
Adorable children, enjoy the summer ladies.
Congrats to the moving on uppers! I will now be singing the Jeffersons’ theme song all day, so thanks for that.
Everyone looks great! We have our “moving up” festivities next week! My daughter wants to wear a fancy romper. I am not even sure what that is….
Aw, these are big things! Our big stuff is next week, after I attend BlogU and openly weep that you two aren’t there.
Big summertime for us all! Nearly.
Kids grow up too fast! Congrats to those “moving up” in your households. My oldest is going into 7th grade next year, and that means youth group at our church! Wowzers! My middle kid turned 10 in April and my youngest will be in preschool next year! Say what!?!!? Where does time go?!?! So proud of them, so happy for them, and yet so very sad for me in a way, you know? Pass them Kleenex please, ladies! I think this momma is gonna need them soon!
You guys look gorgeous! Congratulations to your kids! Also I really hope you wore the drop-crotch pants.
Nice photo assortment. Congratulations.
Congrats ladies!!
You guys look great.
xoxo,
KG
Oh boy, pictures, I like pictures. Thanks for doing this, good idea.
You girls look gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your beautiful family with us too!
All the clothing choices are lovely! This year zoomed by, didn’t it?
Such an exciting time for y’all and especially your kiddos!!! I think everyone looks amazing - love the bow tie and the chevron dress.
And, I love that your kids seem to be friends, too!!
I hear drop crotch pants are all the rage with the pomp and circumstance crew.
Great pictures!
everyone looks amazing…so pretty and handsome!
So many adorable pictures! Congrats to your little (or not-so-little) ones!
Congrats to your kiddos for “moving up”!
So cute! I always love those moving up ceremonies! Congrats to all of them!
Great pictures! Enjoy your summer!!
Happy summer and congratulations!
Y’all are so sweet! And we will let you all just wonder about the magic of the drop crotch pants…and whether we were in fact wearing them! 😉
Everybody looks fabulous and BWHAHAH to drop crotch pants!
Drop crotch pants! Oh my - such a vision. Clever you to not post an actual pic of them so we can all just conjure up our own special versions of said vision…
When my two were still little I was walking by the school gym and heard the commotion for the grade 7’s “leaving ceremony.” Popped in to take a peek. Barely knew any of the kids as they were all a great deal older than mine but found myself tearing up within seconds. Full on weeping during the power point. Made sure I had a crate of kleenex on hand six years later …
Yay! Congratulations to all. Happy Summer!
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! Congrats to all four fabulous kiddos!!! Such beautiful pics!!
I swear you two look like sisters!!! And I am actually picturing those plastic-like parachute sweat suits from the 80’s on you gals. I bet you still have them like I do!!! Neh- you’re soooo much classier than that!! (Drop crotch anyone?)