Eric's Grad

I've been putting this off for a while because Eric was so resistant to the whole thing. You see, Eric had his recognition ceremonies at the end of June and was not very thrilled with any of it, although he did warm up to it in the end.



First he had his Aboriginal Recognition Ceremony at S. J. Willis. It was a dinner event but each Grad could only invite two people. He got a certificate recognizing his journey and sticking with school until the end. It is a very great achievement in the Aboriginal community and one to be proud of. What a handsome young man! He loves wearing his new suit!



The next week he had his Esquimalt High School recognition ceremony which was at the UVic auditorium. It was so great to see my son, up there with all of the other Grads, waiting to walk up and receive his certificate. It made me so proud! He was so nervous because it was such a big event in a huge venue but he went through with it anyway. He also wasn't too impressed with having to wear a gown. My only disappointment is that the pictures I took didn't turn out very well.





A few nights after this was the Grad dinner and dance. Eric was dead set on not going to it but decided to at the last minute. Unfortunately it was assigned seating and he ended up sitting at a table with a bunch of people that he did't know very well. He said that he still had a great time though and was glad that he went.



You can't imagine how proud we are of our son. It seems like just yesterday we were dragging him off to kindergarten, kicking and screaming. Not really, but he wasn't too impressed when he started having to go to school. He didn't understand why he had to go to school and the other kids got to stay home with Mom and Dad. He would much rather stay home with everyone else. He has grown so much though and has moulded into a fine young man. He has the biggest heart and still wants to be a kid. He is going out now and doing what he needs to do to be in the world of adults. I know how he feels, I've never wanted to grow up either. I hope he never looses that!