The Graduate

On Friday night, May 17th, 2019, Benjamin, our youngest, graduated from Hathaway High School.  We're very proud of him!  Prior to driving to the school for the ceremony, I took a photo of him and his momma.

The graduation ceremony was held in the Hathaway Gymnasium.  They flashed baby pictures on the big screen coupled with current senior photos as their class song, "Five More Minutes," by Scotty McCreery played.

Here is Benjamin getting his diploma!

He graduated fourth in his class and was the recipient of several scholarships.  He will be attending McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, majoring in Electrical Engineering.

The graduates all walked to the back of the gym where they were allowed to throw their caps into the air!

With a grin stretching from ear to ear, you can tell 'Ol Boy is enjoying the moment.

Here he is with Tricia and me. 

And here he is with Tricia's family that made the trip from Texas to celebrate with him on his big day!

Here he is with his brother and sister and some of his Texas cousins!

Here is a photo of Benjamin with my Mom and Dad.

Benjamin with Russ and Laura Lee

After the graduation ceremony, we had friends and family over to the house for a reception.  Lots of food to eat and good fellowship.

The next morning Benjamin woke up early and headed to Panama City Beach, Florida for his senior trip.  We continued to celebrate in his absence!   We boiled three sacks of crawfish.

We poured them right on tables in the back yard.  The weather was real nice and we sat and stood and ate and laughed and enjoyed each other's company.  Benjamin's cousin, Vincent, brought his guitar and played, The Eagles', "Hotel California," and we all sang!  Fun times were had and memories were made.

We ate and rested and ate some more.

Everybody posed for a group photo and said, "Crawfish!"

We finished off all three sacks...  Congratulations Benjamin!