Let this be a lesson to any aunts out there. Be careful not to blink, because when your eye lids flutter back open, you just might discover your nephew has grown up and graduated. It doesn't seem all that long ago that Jonathon was AJ's size/age, and suddenly he's ready for college.
We closed out our party tour last weekend by celebrating Jonathon's graduation. I had to explain to AJ that, as much as he wanted to play knights with his cousin, this probably wouldn't be the occasion for that. Ever hopeful, AJ brought along his tinfoil-wrapped box of a helmet, plus the box Daddy wears when they joust, because "Jonathon's head could fit in Daddy's helmet." (We left them in the car. Jonathon, you can thank me later.)AJ took the picture below. I like it because of the shot that happened to be on the screen at the same time. It was part of a montage of many hundreds of pictures chronicling Jonathon's first 19 years, dissolving one to another. Comparing then and now, the hair style may have changed a bit (thank goodness!) but the smile and pose are identical.
Sydney, meanwhile, thought this "movie" was pretty cool. She didn't seem to draw the connection that it had been created in honor of Jonathon. And so she sat in suspense, paying close attention. Each time a new picture of him would pop up, she excitedly pointed to the screen and exclaimed, "Jonathon!"
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