Thursday, December 25, 2008
Christmas Morning
Is there anything better than Christmas morning? The look on the kids faces after the gifts they have received is incredible. What we enjoy the most is the kids are truly thankful for anything they receive. They don't take it for granted. This is our favorite time of year. We have a lot going on today...over to Nana & Papa's for Christmas and dinner. Hope everyone has a safe and merry Christmas.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve
It's finally Christmas Eve and we are excited about tomorrow! We have had a great couple of days leading up to Christmas. We have gotten to spend a lot of time with family hanging out. We had a makeover party a couple of days ago. The girls had so much fun and looked considerably older with makeup. We went to Nana & Papa's house yesterday for enchiladas (they were incredible). Today, everyone came over to our house to decorate cookies for Santa. Everyone had a great time. Some very creative people designing cookies I tell ya. Erin ate one of my favorites...still not sure how she got icing behind her head. Guess will have to chalk that up to one of the great mysteries of life. We are settling to go to bed so the big guy can come visit. Hope everyone has a GREAT Christmas eve and a better Christmas day.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Christmas Break
It's been so long since I've updated the blog, I may have forgotten how. Things have been incredibly busy at the Chavez house. Thank God we made it to Christmas break. Here's a rundown on what's up with each...
Erin - Erin is doing great! She loves school and her teacher, Mrs. Gauna. Erin and Dad have read all of the Junie B. Jones books through 1st grade. We have to look and see if they have any Junie B. Jones 2nd grader books. Erin is still loving her dance classes (hip-hop, ballet, and tap). Erin is doing really well with gymnastics - she is looking good with her handstand snap-down. Erin keeps talking about taking karate. We may try and do that as a family if we can find the time to wedge it in.
Emily - Em has been a little lost with soccer season being over. She's used to going to practice twice a week and rushing around those days to get everything done. Can't tell you how nice it's been not to squeeze practice in during the weeks. Em's team played in a couple of tournaments and did pretty well. Em competed in the ready writing UIL competition and she finished 5th overall. We were really proud of her (she still believes she should win everything). Em is busy with Christmas parties with her new friends and buddies from the soccer team. The girl has a crazy social calendar to make up for soccer.
Elizabeth - E is doing great. Looks like she will finish the semester on the National Junior Honor Society again for all A's. Her spanish class was a struggle. The teacher speaks broken English, so it's hard to understand him. He's a nice guy, and he loves E. E's basketball team played in a couple of tournaments (won 1 and placed 2nd in the other). E is having fun playing. Burdened with the Chavez height, it's not looking like she will be able to dunk the ball anytime soon. E is still 1st chair in band. She had a solo during the Christmas concert - sounded terrific.
Melinda - nobody is more ready for the Christmas break than Melinda. She is still involved in too much. She is looking forward to relaxing at home for a while.
Eric - Eric has been on Christmas break for a week, but hasn't stopped working. His new territory in Fort Worth looks like it will take most of his time. Eric is looking forward to spending time with the family and not dealing with work.
For those interested, we did make a decision about schools for the girls. All of the girls will be attending Academy in January. Emily has really enjoyed being there and we were advised to make the move soon. Starting the girls in January will give Elizabeth a chance to tryout for high school cheerleader. We took a tour of the middle school with E. She's nervous about the change from her friends, but it's the best. Erin got to tour the elementary school and found someone she knew from Emily's soccer team (another younger sister, Reagan). Erin had her class Christmas party today, & her teacher was upset Erin is leaving. We are looking forward to making new friends in Academy, and not losing touch with our close friends now. Wish us luck in the new year!
Erin - Erin is doing great! She loves school and her teacher, Mrs. Gauna. Erin and Dad have read all of the Junie B. Jones books through 1st grade. We have to look and see if they have any Junie B. Jones 2nd grader books. Erin is still loving her dance classes (hip-hop, ballet, and tap). Erin is doing really well with gymnastics - she is looking good with her handstand snap-down. Erin keeps talking about taking karate. We may try and do that as a family if we can find the time to wedge it in.
Emily - Em has been a little lost with soccer season being over. She's used to going to practice twice a week and rushing around those days to get everything done. Can't tell you how nice it's been not to squeeze practice in during the weeks. Em's team played in a couple of tournaments and did pretty well. Em competed in the ready writing UIL competition and she finished 5th overall. We were really proud of her (she still believes she should win everything). Em is busy with Christmas parties with her new friends and buddies from the soccer team. The girl has a crazy social calendar to make up for soccer.
Elizabeth - E is doing great. Looks like she will finish the semester on the National Junior Honor Society again for all A's. Her spanish class was a struggle. The teacher speaks broken English, so it's hard to understand him. He's a nice guy, and he loves E. E's basketball team played in a couple of tournaments (won 1 and placed 2nd in the other). E is having fun playing. Burdened with the Chavez height, it's not looking like she will be able to dunk the ball anytime soon. E is still 1st chair in band. She had a solo during the Christmas concert - sounded terrific.
Melinda - nobody is more ready for the Christmas break than Melinda. She is still involved in too much. She is looking forward to relaxing at home for a while.
Eric - Eric has been on Christmas break for a week, but hasn't stopped working. His new territory in Fort Worth looks like it will take most of his time. Eric is looking forward to spending time with the family and not dealing with work.
For those interested, we did make a decision about schools for the girls. All of the girls will be attending Academy in January. Emily has really enjoyed being there and we were advised to make the move soon. Starting the girls in January will give Elizabeth a chance to tryout for high school cheerleader. We took a tour of the middle school with E. She's nervous about the change from her friends, but it's the best. Erin got to tour the elementary school and found someone she knew from Emily's soccer team (another younger sister, Reagan). Erin had her class Christmas party today, & her teacher was upset Erin is leaving. We are looking forward to making new friends in Academy, and not losing touch with our close friends now. Wish us luck in the new year!
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