Too-da-loo...

Yesterday we had a "send-off" party for Dillon because tomorrow morning we are officially moving him to Colorado.  It is definitely bitter-sweet!  Although I will miss him terribly, I am SOOOO very excited for him!

He invited those closest to him and it was a great time together!  Guests arrived at 1:00 pm and the last guest didn't leave until 10:00 pm.  :) I am happy to announce that my picture taking was spot on!  I made sure to take a picture of everyone with Dillon before they left.  :)  Enjoy our celebration:

My dad ordered these cookies special from Smith's Bakery, it's the mascot for Colorado State!  They were a big hit with all the kids all throughout the night!  :)

I made Dillon's favorite, lemon cupcakes....

A display of his diploma from College of the Canyons (AS in Accounting) and a picture of him at CSU...

My parents gave Dillon his very own hair clippers....yay!  

We served amazing sandwiches (thanks Mom & Dad, xoxo!), hotlinks, pasta salad, "the green stuff", and fruit kabobs...mmmm good!

luke and dalton accommodating me...

joey and dillon too...

grandpa and grandma hogan...

maxine, my mom, christy, grandma nonie, and michele...

my mother-in-law, my mom, me, and grandma nonie...

friend since kindergarten, joey...

the elick family...

luke...

great grandma...

grandma and grandpa kruzner...

kevin and matt...

josh and abby...

josh...

bitsy...

hannah...

ian and luke...

I love this next sequence of pictures.  Elsie is a little girl at church who loves Dillon and vice versa...

jon...

rebecca, tillie, and elsie...

jon, elsie, derek and Dillon...so cute!

josey...

nikki and danny...
See?  A great time!!

sunday school this morning...dillon's last one until Christmastime...

As Dillon has been saying good-bye to everyone, I am reminded of yet another "I Love Lucy" episode.  The one where Lucy is leaving to move to the country and she and Ethel are having a hard time saying good-bye.  Ethel is strong and says, "It's not good-bye, Lucy, but too-da-loo."  And Lucy agrees by saying, "Too-da-loo, Ethel."  I shared this with Dillon and he smiled in agreement.  

It's just too-da-loo until we see you again!  :)

We'd appreciate your prayers as we travel the next two days and specifically for me that I don't break down into the ugly cry in front of Dillon when we say good-bye... :-/

Thank you and too-da-loo...