We have been so caught up in the daily routine, someone forgot to update the blog. So here are some of the latest tidbits:
Erin - Erin was very excited about Halloween. She kept going back and forth on which costume to go with. She finally settled on Sharpay. For those of you not in the know (like me), Sharpay is a character from High School Musical. We saw High School Musical 3 at the movies, and it sealed the deal for Erin. She can sing just about every song from the soundtrack to you if she's "feelin' it". Erin is in the middle of her dance classes. That's right, classes. Erin is taking tap & ballet. She is also taking hip-hop. She is a busy girl on Thursdays. She was so excited and showed Dad some of the moves they were going over in her tap class in the entry way to our house. If the dance studio sounds that cool, it must be a lot of fun. Erin is doing great at school. She set the goal of 250 AR points for the year. If she gets to 250 points, she gets to be principal for the day. Erin likes to be in charge.
Emily - Emily had a couple of options for Halloween. She was invited to go to a couple of parties, but opted to hang with the family. She went as Athena. She had the toga and gold leaves. Looked cool. Tried to get her to channel Belushi with "Toga, Toga", but she got a couple of looks like she was losing it. She stopped not long after that. Em is having fun with her soccer team. She is playing well and gets along great with the other girls. Em got a new pair of soccer shoes with her #15 on them. She got an assist with her new shoes in her team's 1-1 tie. Em is doing really well in school. She has decided to tackle the UIL competitions, again. This year she is going to compete in Ready Writing and Number Sense. In Ready Writing, they are given a prompt and have to write about it. She is very creative and does well with this. She is really good in math, so she thinks Number Sense will be fun. She's careful not to say easy because she doesn't know what to expect. Think they have the competition in a couple of months.
Elizabeth - E was too old (cool) to go out for Halloween. She went and watched Temple whip Belton, again. E had fun finishing up the volleyball season and cheerleading. She enjoyed both, but think she was ready to move to the next thing. The next thing is basketball. E made the basketball team again. She's on the B-team this year. She will get more playing time on the B-team, and her buddies are on it with her. E had a fall band concert last week. Lita was able to join us. E had a solo to start one of the songs. We were very proud of her.
Melinda - Mel is finally finished with cheer. More of a pain than anyone would have imagined. The kids were good. The parents and administration were a different story. She has a couple of things left with cheer - one pep rally for basketball and tryouts for next year and she's completely done. Eric will say NO for her next time. She is still very busy with the Math Specialist role, mentoring, and working on curriculum. Hopefully, we can get a couple more things off her plate.
Eric - Eric is still staying busy with work. Eric's company had some lay-offs, so his territory has changed. He will be covering Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving, Waco, Temple, and Tyler soon. He will have some more travel, but change is good. He is looking forward to the new territory.

Evidently, the Chavez family has forgotten they own a camera. We have not taken pictures in forever. We will get some taken and posted in the next couple of weeks.