Ya-ya and D

As we got to know D, we started to try and get him to say our names. My name and my sister's name always seemed to come out as "Ya-ya". So we are not sure which one of us is really "ya-ya" or if we both are, but it was still cute. 

After we took family pictures one day, we drove home and I was surprised by a graduation party from my family. See, back in November I finally graduated with my Bachelor's Degree!!!! I was completely shocked that they did this for me, and felt completely loved. Anyway, so that is how and why D has those noise blower things, it was from the party.

So after we ate and celebrated, D sat down on the kitchen floor and Ya-ya sat right with him. 

He started to share the noise blowers with Ya-ya. 

They blew and blew, although hers was the only one making noise, but D would make the noise that should have come out. 

"Listen to me, Ya-ya!"

I love how he is almost studying how she is blowing it to make the noise, like trying to figure out the secret to it all. 

Together they make music! 

As they were playing together, D kept getting closer and closer and finally he was right up close to Ya-ya. 

Still making noise, uh, music. 

"Aunt Ya-ya, let me help you."

"There you go!"

Cute boy!!!

Then I turned the screen around on my camera so he could see himself. He likes to do that.

And we took pictures of him and Ya-ya blowing away.

Such a cute smile!

While D and I were sitting on the stairs, we took pictures of Ya-ya. 

And mom and dad. 

And then everyone taking down the decorations. 

As you can see D was the man of the hour, and as you can tell with the pictures there are no other kids in them...wonder where they were?? Playing upstairs and wanting us to leave them alone. 

I do have to say though, thank you to my family for making a big deal out of my graduation. I was so excited to be done, and to be able to actually celebrate it was fabulous!! And because I did it all online, there was a ceremony in Iowa, but I was not going to go there by myself and walk, so I decided against walking to get my degree, BUT this totally made up for it. Can you believe that my parents now have three kids all with their Bachelor's Degree?!?! Well, and one daughter with a Master's...but let's face it, she was always the smartest one (also, Happy Birthday Liza!!).