We are finally getting to the end of the year. Everyone here is ready for summer break. Still have lots of activities over the next 2 weeks, but here's the latest.
Erin - Erin and Dad went to the Cameron Park zoo in Waco with Erin's class. We had one of Erin's buddies, Ashley, with us during the trip. We had a lot of fun seeing all of the animals. Erin's favorites were the Scarlett Iris and the bald Eagles. They were pretty birds. We got to see the giraffes up close. All of the animals were awake and moving since it wasn't hot. After the zoo, we went with the class for a picnic. Erin rode back to Temple with Dad. We stopped at Marble Slab and had a little ice cream...very good! Erin had strawberry with gummy bears. Watching Erin eat it made my jaw hurt. Erin is very excited about the 1st grade award ceremony in a couple of weeks. This is where she will get her AR trophy. The dance recital is in a week. Erin is tired of practicing and wants to just dance. Eerily sounded like Footloose.
Emily - Em has been very busy with school and soccer. Her GT class started another book, the Invisible Thread. She has stayed busy with her Latin homework as well. Em is close to getting enough points for her AR trophy too. She should have her points in the next week or two.
Em had been practicing with some of the select soccer trainers for our local soccer club. She really enjoyed it. After one of the practices, a trainer brought a speed gun to see how fast the kids could shoot. The kids were pretty excited. Emily shot the ball 40mpg!!! She beat all of the girls with her shot & ALL OF THE BOYS! There were a couple of boys from her school that got a little razzing the next day from Em. She was really excited about winning. Em's team, United, went to the CAYSA invitational tournament. It was for area teams that had won there clubs championship or finished in the top 2 or 3. We won 2 games and lost 1 during the tournament. We missed going to the semifinals by 1 point. One of the teams we beat ending up playing for the championship. The girls played terrific and had a good time. After the tournament, most of the team went to Gattiland to burn off the remaining ounces of energy the girls had left. Em was amazing.
Em tried out for the select soccer team since Dad's knees won't let him coach anymore. We found out yesterday that Em made the team. There were 30 girls trying out, and they are wanting 16 for the team. Em and another girl from our team, Breyanna, both made it. Em is super excited about playing select.
E - E is finishing up her year, finally. She participated in the band solo/ensemble competition and received 1's (highest marks). She got a first place ribbon for her solo. She just had the end of year concert with her band and they sounded really good. We have National Junior Honor Society and the 7th grade awards and E is finished for the year. E is looking forward to swimming and sleeping late this summer.
Melinda - Mel finally got through the TAKS tests and now it's wait and see. She worked really had to help all the kids pass...let's hope they did! Because Melinda doesn't have enough on her plate, she is going to be the cheerleader sponsor at Travis Middle School next year. I'm not sure when she is going to find the time, but she is looking forward to being around E and the other cheerleaders. Now the school will actually have someone that knows what they're doing. Mel goes on her escape weekend with Moni & Kim next week. I know she will have fun and definitely needs the R&R. The girls & I plan to load up on candy and find things to break.
We will have another installment in a couple of weeks to end the school year...YEA!!!