Saturday, March 22, 2008
Spring Break!
We are in the middle of Spring Break and having so much fun. Emily had her 10th birthday on Wednesday. We celebrated by going to Sea World in San Antonio. We had some friends meet use there. It had been about 7 years since we had been there. Erin had never been. Everyone had a good time despite how crowded the park was. We are going to Melinda's parents, Nana & Papa, for Easter. The girls are really looking forward to seeing everyone and hunting for eggs. Elizabeth has gotten old enough she isn't sure if she wants to do the Easter egg thing or not. Where does the time go? We'll have more in a few days. Happy Easter!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
March is here!
Can't believe how quickly time is going by this year. We made it to Spring Break! It's been a busy couple of weeks since the last post. Here are the updates:
Erin - she reached her first goal of 100 AR points! Yeah! She got the T-shirt given to any student at the school that reaches 100. She has been talking about wanting the trophy (150 AR points). With the way she has been reading, she can get there in a month. Erin had a program at school about physical education. She was on the red team and got to dribble a basketball. She had her pink Chuck Taylor's on and looked cute. She had fun with the program.
Emily - she has enjoyed being in the Redbird reader program. She has a 1st grader she works with on reading. Em has been doing very well in soccer. She scored again in our last game. We start the real season March 29th. After this season, we have to decide if she is going to try and play select soccer or keep playing recreation. Em had a birthday party on March 14th. We went to Hank's Town (games and fun) and then a sleepover. We only had 7 girls sleep over this time...we couldn't handle the 17 that slept over last year. Everybody had a lot of fun playing games and going nuts. Believe it or not, the girls started to calm down around 12:00am. I passed out around 11:30pm. Melinda got them to go to sleep around 1:00am (lotta help Eric was). The girls watched the Nancy Drew movie during their sleepover.
Elizabeth - she was almost as ready for Spring Break as Melinda. She had a very busy last week. Aside from all of the school work, she had cheerleader tryouts and UIL band prep. E worked for a couple of weeks learning the routine and getting ready. During the time at school, the 7th graders helped the 6th graders learn the routine. E got to teach and learn at the same time. She really enjoyed it. E made cheerleader again. She will be an 8th grade cheerleader. She really worked hard to be ready...she enjoys cheering so much & is really good at it! After cheerleader tryouts, she had to rush to the high school to participate in the UIL band prep. They ran them through the scenario they will see when they compete for UIL. It was a VERY long day for E, but she was pretty happy with the way everything went.
Melinda - Spring Break came at the perfect time. Mel needed some time to recharge and we hope this will do it. We are going to Sea World in San Antonio tomorrow & then shopping our way back home Thursday. I don't think it will take too much prodding to get Melinda to get a massage while they're off. Like most vacations, this week will be over before we know it.
Look for Sea World updates later in the week....
Erin - she reached her first goal of 100 AR points! Yeah! She got the T-shirt given to any student at the school that reaches 100. She has been talking about wanting the trophy (150 AR points). With the way she has been reading, she can get there in a month. Erin had a program at school about physical education. She was on the red team and got to dribble a basketball. She had her pink Chuck Taylor's on and looked cute. She had fun with the program.
Emily - she has enjoyed being in the Redbird reader program. She has a 1st grader she works with on reading. Em has been doing very well in soccer. She scored again in our last game. We start the real season March 29th. After this season, we have to decide if she is going to try and play select soccer or keep playing recreation. Em had a birthday party on March 14th. We went to Hank's Town (games and fun) and then a sleepover. We only had 7 girls sleep over this time...we couldn't handle the 17 that slept over last year. Everybody had a lot of fun playing games and going nuts. Believe it or not, the girls started to calm down around 12:00am. I passed out around 11:30pm. Melinda got them to go to sleep around 1:00am (lotta help Eric was). The girls watched the Nancy Drew movie during their sleepover.
Elizabeth - she was almost as ready for Spring Break as Melinda. She had a very busy last week. Aside from all of the school work, she had cheerleader tryouts and UIL band prep. E worked for a couple of weeks learning the routine and getting ready. During the time at school, the 7th graders helped the 6th graders learn the routine. E got to teach and learn at the same time. She really enjoyed it. E made cheerleader again. She will be an 8th grade cheerleader. She really worked hard to be ready...she enjoys cheering so much & is really good at it! After cheerleader tryouts, she had to rush to the high school to participate in the UIL band prep. They ran them through the scenario they will see when they compete for UIL. It was a VERY long day for E, but she was pretty happy with the way everything went.
Melinda - Spring Break came at the perfect time. Mel needed some time to recharge and we hope this will do it. We are going to Sea World in San Antonio tomorrow & then shopping our way back home Thursday. I don't think it will take too much prodding to get Melinda to get a massage while they're off. Like most vacations, this week will be over before we know it.
Look for Sea World updates later in the week....
Friday, March 7, 2008
Back to Busy!
We have started our activities back up and in full force. We have been busy, busy, busy. The girls are really enjoying everything, so it makes it fun. We are going to scout out other schools in the area. We are not thrilled with the way things are going at Travis. Although Elizabeth is doing very well, she could be in a better environment. We are going to spend some time this month and check out other options.
Here's the latest for each:
Erin: she is doing such a great job with her reading. She now has 85 AR points. Her goal is 150 points now (she was going to hit 100 without really trying). At 150 points, she will get a trophy. Erin is about the trophy. Erin is still enjoying her dance class. She won't show us what she is learning...we have to wait for the recital. All of the girls started taking gymnastics again. They love our old instructor, so we went back to her (Ms. Colleen).
Erin had the best time this morning. We got a little bit of snow last night (about an inch). Erin got dressed faster than I have ever seen her so she could go outside and mess with the snow before it was time to go to school. She got to eat some snow and chunk a snowball @ Dad (Life is good!).
Emily: started her Redbird reader and is enjoying it so far. She just took the writing portion of the TAKS test. We will have the results in a couple of months. She feels like she did really well. She is as strong in writing as she is in math. Em competed in the science fair and won 1st place. Her project was on force and got to involve soccer. Em started taking gymnastics again (not the team this time). I think she missed doing all of the round-offs and backhandsprings. We have started our soccer season off and Em hasn't missed a beat. We had our first game last Saturday and won 3-0. Em had a hat-trick (3 goals). She wasn't used to all of the running she does in a game, but loved being back on the field. Before the season, Em got to select a couple of shirts and shorts for practice. We found an Italian soccer player's jersey (Totti)and shorts she likes, so she wears that to practice all the time.
Elizabeth: she took the TAKS test this week and felt really good about it as well. E is trying out for cheerleader again, and is working with Ms. Colleen to get ready. She is doing some gymnastics when not preparing for the tryouts. Amazing that she can almost do a backhandspring. E had the junior cotillion 2 weeks ago. It was western night, so she got to wear boots and jeans. She looked great and had a good time (except for the Dad she had to dance with that had bad breath). E is trying to decide what her science fair project will be this year. She'll have to do something good to match last year (1st place).
Melinda: still working on the math curriculum for the school district. Her mentoring is going alright. The teacher she is working with is so new and struggles to get comfortable. Melinda makes teaching look so easy. Mel has really enjoyed having Em in her class and working with her partner, Beth.
Here's the latest for each:
Erin: she is doing such a great job with her reading. She now has 85 AR points. Her goal is 150 points now (she was going to hit 100 without really trying). At 150 points, she will get a trophy. Erin is about the trophy. Erin is still enjoying her dance class. She won't show us what she is learning...we have to wait for the recital. All of the girls started taking gymnastics again. They love our old instructor, so we went back to her (Ms. Colleen).
Erin had the best time this morning. We got a little bit of snow last night (about an inch). Erin got dressed faster than I have ever seen her so she could go outside and mess with the snow before it was time to go to school. She got to eat some snow and chunk a snowball @ Dad (Life is good!).
Emily: started her Redbird reader and is enjoying it so far. She just took the writing portion of the TAKS test. We will have the results in a couple of months. She feels like she did really well. She is as strong in writing as she is in math. Em competed in the science fair and won 1st place. Her project was on force and got to involve soccer. Em started taking gymnastics again (not the team this time). I think she missed doing all of the round-offs and backhandsprings. We have started our soccer season off and Em hasn't missed a beat. We had our first game last Saturday and won 3-0. Em had a hat-trick (3 goals). She wasn't used to all of the running she does in a game, but loved being back on the field. Before the season, Em got to select a couple of shirts and shorts for practice. We found an Italian soccer player's jersey (Totti)and shorts she likes, so she wears that to practice all the time.
Elizabeth: she took the TAKS test this week and felt really good about it as well. E is trying out for cheerleader again, and is working with Ms. Colleen to get ready. She is doing some gymnastics when not preparing for the tryouts. Amazing that she can almost do a backhandspring. E had the junior cotillion 2 weeks ago. It was western night, so she got to wear boots and jeans. She looked great and had a good time (except for the Dad she had to dance with that had bad breath). E is trying to decide what her science fair project will be this year. She'll have to do something good to match last year (1st place).
Melinda: still working on the math curriculum for the school district. Her mentoring is going alright. The teacher she is working with is so new and struggles to get comfortable. Melinda makes teaching look so easy. Mel has really enjoyed having Em in her class and working with her partner, Beth.
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