Erin, the Graduate

Much to my dismay, my baby was old enough to graduate today. I am so proud of her. My dad caught me tearing up as I placed graduation napkins on the table and mentioned that it could be worse, she could NOT be graduating. True. We'll take graduation.

Prior to the ceremony, Erin and I slipped away to our favorite gazebo for a few Mother-Daughter photos.

 I am glad we made the time for photos. After graduation, we spent thirty minutes looking for our favorite graduate in the lobby but never found her. She had slipped out the back door and gone home! When she said she was ready to be finished with high school, she wasn't kidding! She admitted to crying at one point during the ceremony; however, it had nothing to do with her accomplishment or anything said from the podium. She has had a soft place in her heart all four years for a young man in her class with Autism. Austin was crying pretty hard as his name was called and that touched Erin the most. She's pretty special.