Last weekend, we took a short road trip to attend the high school graduation of our oldest grandchild, Bobby. It hardly seemed possible to us that 18+ years had gone by since we had made a rushed trip to the West Coast for his birth.
Many long time readers of this blog may recall seeing photos of Bobby in his much younger days. He has grown up to be a wonderful young man of whom we are very proud.
Graduation ceremonies were held indoors at the University of RI which was a good thing because after we were indoors and seated it did rain a bit. But was over by the time, the 2 hour ceremony had ended about noontime.
We were seated in the higher seats which gave a good view of all the proceedings down below. There were about 400 graduates in this 2025 graduating class. These photos of our grandson going to the stage area were taken with my cell phone. While he didn't know where ourselves and other family were seated, it looked as if he had seen everyone. The above photos were taken from that screen as our grandson received his diploma.Because of our location, which was at an angle from the stage, it would have been difficult to get a good image; however, there was a large screen close to our seating area. Afterwards, there was time to pose for a few obligatory family photos back at his home, including a funny one of he and his mom.
Later, everyone gathered at the home of a family member for an outdoor BBQ which was moved to a covered area when downpours started. This gathering was small as several out of state family had other commitments. Also, we will be seeing many of them (and more) at an upcoming family wedding next month. A very proud mother and her son, who will be attending a New England college this fall and (as of now) is planning to study architecture, but then anything could change. It will be another 4 years before we will attend the high school graduation of his younger sister, the oldest granddaughter.
Thanks for your well wishes for grandson Bobby which were made in the comments of a previous post. We shared them with his mom who was very appreciative.
Our congratulations and well wishes to family members of fellow bloggers who are also celebrating graduations this year.
22 comments:
Congratulations!
...a mile stone!
Wonderful pictures! And that cake looks delicious! My kids also had 400 in their graduating classes, so I know it’s a long ceremony. So glad you were indoors for it because boy, have we been getting the rain!
Many congratulations to your sweet grandson and best wishes as he is off to an exciting new college adventure!
Beautiful photos. A young man with a bright future!
Congratulations! What a great set of pictures.
Congratulations! he is very handsome and all the photos are super shots. great job on the photos. Lovely and happy family. I wish him well as he leaves home and starts a new life.
Nice to see so many happy faces. Architecture is an amazing major. Best wishes!
Congratulations! Our school year runs a bit later, so Dani’s grad is still two-weeks off. Due to limited seating, we will not attend the ceremony, but there will be a family dinner.
Congratulations to a handsome young man! Big class. Looks like a great party, too. :)
Your day looks wonderful.Next steps in life are always worth a party.
Congratulations!
A wonderful ceremony. Red is a great color for the graduates.
oooooh it is the season!! these pictures are beautiful, you will always be happy to have them. it looks like a great ceremony, my youngest wore red when he graduated from rutgers. time does go by so quickly, i wish bobby well in his future endeavors. my little grand niece is graduating from 6th grade on monday...i thought it an odd year to have a graduation ceremony!! but it is an excuse to see everyone and we are going out for dinner afterward!! win - win for me!!
Congratulations to your handsome grandson. That's such an interesting field to be going into. It will be exciting to see where it all leads.
Great family photos.
Sue
This is a large and pretty graduation, looking so well organized. I don't know what SOOC is, but you got wonderful photos considering how large the venue was and how far away you sat. His Mom looks so young, like she just graduated! So what are his plans now?
Congrats!
Graduation ceremonies are a very exciting time . all the best to Bobby.
Congratulations again to Bobby! Looks like a wonderful graduation ceremony and celebration with family afterwards! So glad you could be there for this momentous event!!!
I think it was splendid that they got such a fine outfit and were celebrated in style. And, speaking of style, the graduate looked amazing. And I love the smile.
Congratulations, Dorothy! You have a beautiful family and it's such a splendid occasion. I'm so glad you were able to attend. It sounds lie he has a wonderful future ahead of him.
It's too bad the weather didn't cooperate, but it was nice the graduation was indoors, and the party afterwards too.
Oh and congrats to your grandson too. It's a very exciting time in life. :)
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