I went home a few weeks ago to soak up some California sun and for the main event - Nate's graduation. It was great to see how much better he is doing (he is still as thin as a rail, but I think he is one of those lucky souls who always will be). It was also cool to see how loved Nate is by his friends, his teachers, and the community at large. As promised, here are some shots of the big high school farewell (Nate is the 6th and final Sparks Canyon High School grad).
Here's a little photo shoot I did with Nate before we left the house. He's hilarious. He won't smile for photos, but he sure will pose for them.
See the toothy smile in this photo? I was tickling him to make him laugh so that we got a real smile. I love this kid.
The Sparks Family (at least those of us who could make it): Shaughanie (with baby boy on the way), Eva (who was up way past her bedtime and was thus unwilling to look at the camera), Michael (who was sworn into the CA Bar earlier in the day-congrats!), Dad (who is sort of hiding in the back for some strange reason), me, The Graduate, Benji and Mom. One of the joys of coming from a big family is getting a huge cheering section, and trust me when I say I couldn't talk the next morning from screaming so loudly.
Victory! Nate has had a banner year. He has survived high school (a feat in and of itself) and leukemia. Dad had his robes embroidered with the orange cancer awareness ribbon which was fantastic in two ways: (1) it made Nate stand out so that we could see him in the crowd, and (2) it made Nate feel like he accomplished great things even though so much of his senior year was spent in a hospital. Congratulations Baby Brother, we're so proud of you!
Here's a little photo shoot I did with Nate before we left the house. He's hilarious. He won't smile for photos, but he sure will pose for them.
See the toothy smile in this photo? I was tickling him to make him laugh so that we got a real smile. I love this kid.
The Sparks Family (at least those of us who could make it): Shaughanie (with baby boy on the way), Eva (who was up way past her bedtime and was thus unwilling to look at the camera), Michael (who was sworn into the CA Bar earlier in the day-congrats!), Dad (who is sort of hiding in the back for some strange reason), me, The Graduate, Benji and Mom. One of the joys of coming from a big family is getting a huge cheering section, and trust me when I say I couldn't talk the next morning from screaming so loudly.
Victory! Nate has had a banner year. He has survived high school (a feat in and of itself) and leukemia. Dad had his robes embroidered with the orange cancer awareness ribbon which was fantastic in two ways: (1) it made Nate stand out so that we could see him in the crowd, and (2) it made Nate feel like he accomplished great things even though so much of his senior year was spent in a hospital. Congratulations Baby Brother, we're so proud of you!
5 comments:
Congrats, Nate! You look GREAT!
Karren (Jocie's friend)
AMAZING photos! WOW.
Thanks for the uploads : )
aaron
Wow, such good things have happened to you, Nate, and family! Thanks for the updates for the past 4 months. :) Life has surely gotten better....and more bearable! You all certainly have much to smile about.....
We are so happy for all of you! Way to go Nate! You did it!
Love, The Don and Cheryl
Way to go Nate! we are so proud of you and what a tough guy you are. We are blessed by your strength! You will be happy to know, and I was excited to tell you, that they are now building In and Out burgers all over the Salt Lake Valley. There has been one in St George for a while, but now they are heavily pursuing about 10 more locations. One of them is by the Y! Thought you would like that :)
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