SNOW!!!!

What a great day! We had about 7 inches of snow fall on Tuesday, February 23rd. The girls had an early dismissal that day because of the weather. Dad was in Fort Worth and came home early to miss some the snow and ice we were getting. We got home and decided we had to play since we never get snow. The girls had so much fun making a snowman in the front yard. They took time out to make snow-angels. Em was making hers and Erin got her with a snowball. That started the first snowball fight. We finished the snowman (I thought she looked great!) and went inside for snow-cream and to warm up. The girls didn't take too long to decide it was time for round 2 in the backyard. The snowball fight lasted a good hour. When we couldn't feel our hands or feet, they finally came inside. Times like these remind us of what's truly important. Can't wait for the next snow...

February 2010

We are back in the middle of our busy schedules. It is getting harder to find time to sit down and think of everything that has been going on since our last post. Here's our best effort:
Erin - doing great in school. She is really excited about science and the experiments they have been doing in class. Great to hear excitement about something other than recess (my best subject by the way). We are told Erin is reading on a 5th grade level. This is fun because she gets a broader selection of books to choose from to take AR tests. Erin is still dancing away...she is soooo ready for her recital already. Erin is the artist in the family. She was pretty excited shen she found out she could take art in middle school as a class. We are considering her taking an art class for fun.
Emily - doing great in school. Em has been really busy in the last couple of weeks. Soccer practice has started back up. She was asked to play with the 8th grade team against Midway's 8th grade team next week. She is excited to get out there and see how she compares. Em had cotillion last month...the theme was country and western. There are more kids from Academy in cotillion than any 2 schools put together. Em had a great time at the dance. She is a really good dancer...we know she didn't get that from Dad! Em considered switching instruments to the saxophone, but decided to stay with the clarinet. Em has decided to tryout for middle school cheerleader. Tryouts are in a couple of months.
Elizabeth - doing great in school. E has been juggling cheering at basketball games and the crazy amount of homework she been doing. E is reading "Catcher in the Rye" for her AR book. Dad has been excited to discuss it with her, but she hasn't had much time to do so yet. We are doing good to keep up with all the homework right now. She has also been reading "Great Expectations" for her class assignment. So far, she likes this book better than the others. Unfortunately, there aren't too many books she will read that have happy endings the way she likes. Cheerleader tryouts are in a few months. There are 32 girls trying out for 15 spots at the high school. Tryouts are in a couple of months. Wish E and Em luck!!!

Melinda's mom, Nancy, is having surgery tomorrow. We are praying everything goes well.

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