We went back-to-back on the birthdays. We had a lot of fun with Elizabeth's day. We went shopping in Austin for clothes and then dinner at Nami (Hibachi). We were tired by the end of the day, but everyone had a good time. E had some good news with cheerleading...she is one of the fliers now. She was a little anxious about being thrown in the air, but settled into it and did great! She is pretty excited about cheer starting.
Emily started practicing with her select soccer team this past week. She had a great time. They scrimmaged with some 12 year old girls. Em stayed with them pretty well. She threw the ball in further than any of the 12 year olds. Had a coach ask me what we were doing to get her to throw the ball in that far...didn't tell him it was the gymnastics she has taken for a couple of years. We have a preseason tournament August 16 & 17th.
Erin has decided she is sticking with dance. She is taking hip-hop for sure and may take tap/ballet as well.
We have only 3 weeks left until school starts for the girls. Melinda has about 3 days off until she starts back. She has meetings & curriculum going on for the next 2 weeks until she is scheduled to return. Not sure where the time went...none of us are ready to go back. Get the feeling it will come whether we are ready or not.
Happy belated birthday to Tia Jill. Her birthday is the day between Erin and Elizabeth's. Hope your day was great, Tia!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Erin's Birthday party
This summer has flown by so far. We just had Erin's birthday party...it was a blast. Everyone has stayed busy, but not crazy...thank God! Erin had her party to celebrate the big number 7. We went to Build-a-Bear at the Lakeline mall. We had 5 girls go with us and a couple of younger brothers and sisters. The girls had so much fun. Everyone got to pick their favorite animal and clothes to go with it. I wasn't aware of the difficult decisions 7-year olds have to face..this purse or these shoes. This may be practice for later in life. Everyone decided and Erin loved her purple bear. After Build-a-Bear, we ate dinner at Macaroni Grill. All of the kids had a great time eating together. After that, we came home for cake and presents. Erin loved all of her gifts.
Once everyone had settled down after cake and presents, they decided a pillow fight was in order. We have a couple of videos of the girls getting into the fight...you've never heard so much giggling in your life. We finally got everyone settled in around 11:00pm for a movie. The last 2 awake were still going at 1:15am. We all got up around 7:30am...there will be some little girls crashing early tonight! We spent today at Hank's Town playing games. We are now in the middle of the 3-D Hannah Montana concert...jealous??? I believe I know the words to almost every Hannah Montana song now. Where did the 80's go??? Emily loves her bear as well. Emily did want it known that she beat Melinda once at Dance Revolution. The crown may have to be passed on...we'll have to wait and see. Elizabeth is really good at Dance Revolution as well. Don't think she competed against Mel. Next week is Elizabeth's turn. We will see what she decides to do for her birthday...stay tuned
Once everyone had settled down after cake and presents, they decided a pillow fight was in order. We have a couple of videos of the girls getting into the fight...you've never heard so much giggling in your life. We finally got everyone settled in around 11:00pm for a movie. The last 2 awake were still going at 1:15am. We all got up around 7:30am...there will be some little girls crashing early tonight! We spent today at Hank's Town playing games. We are now in the middle of the 3-D Hannah Montana concert...jealous??? I believe I know the words to almost every Hannah Montana song now. Where did the 80's go??? Emily loves her bear as well. Emily did want it known that she beat Melinda once at Dance Revolution. The crown may have to be passed on...we'll have to wait and see. Elizabeth is really good at Dance Revolution as well. Don't think she competed against Mel. Next week is Elizabeth's turn. We will see what she decides to do for her birthday...stay tuned
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Double Celebration
Hope everyone enjoyed their July 4th...we had a great time. We had Nana & Papa over and had ribs. Erin finally tried ribs and she loved them. Melinda took Emily and Elizabeth out to watch the fireworks. They had a lot of fun. The finale was their favorite part. Dad and Erin stayed home and watched the Boston Pops play and watched the firework display on TV. Erin thought it was great but wanted to watch Bratz Rock Angelz instead.
The fireworks were a prelude to the big birthday we celebrated the next day. Melinda turned 40! She had breakfast in bed (the girls got doughnuts and coffee for her). We took Melinda to a movie (Wall-e) and then out to dinner. After dinner, Melinda decided she wanted TCBY. So, we headed over for some frozen yogurt for dessert. It had been so long since we had TCBY, the girls didn't remember what it was. Everyone enjoyed their dessert, especially Melinda. Today, we are going over to Nana & Papa's for breakfast. The party continues...
The fireworks were a prelude to the big birthday we celebrated the next day. Melinda turned 40! She had breakfast in bed (the girls got doughnuts and coffee for her). We took Melinda to a movie (Wall-e) and then out to dinner. After dinner, Melinda decided she wanted TCBY. So, we headed over for some frozen yogurt for dessert. It had been so long since we had TCBY, the girls didn't remember what it was. Everyone enjoyed their dessert, especially Melinda. Today, we are going over to Nana & Papa's for breakfast. The party continues...
Friday, June 27, 2008
Summer fun
We are into summer and having a blast. We have quite a few activities going on, but it's a lot of fun. We had a visit from Tia Jill and Julia. Tio Mike and Max weren't able to make it this time. We are ready for all of them to make the trip when they're ready. Here's the latest:
Erin - Erin and Elizabeth were asked to be in a commercial for a Temple family recreation & fun place, Hank's Town. They shot the commercial today and they had so much fun. The commerical is schedule to air Saturday, July 5th (Melinda's birthday). Erin believes this could be her big break. Look out Hannah Montana! Erin has been to the local waterpark, Summer Fun, and absolutely loves it. She has a summer pass & is ready to go 24/7. Erin is really excited about her latest Webkinz. She has been on the Webkinz website almost everyday now. Evidently it is really cool....I'm too old to know now. Erin has decided she wants to stay in dance and take hip-hop again.
Emily - Em just finished the University of Texas soccer camp today. Em and Dad drove to Austin every morning this week...Austin traffic is still horrible. The camp was from 9-3. Em got a picture with Coach Petrucelli (UT's head coach). Em thought it would be cool to show him the picture in 8 years when she starts to play for him and say remember when. Love her positive thinking. She did great at camp. A trainer from another soccer club, Cortney, was asking about where Em was playing. She is interested in having Em switch soccer clubs and join Lonestar Soccer Club with her. Em just made the select soccer team for Centex Cyclone in Temple. We will probably wait until next year to consider the switch, but it was cool to feel like she was being recruited. Em wore herself out all week.
She had a few friends that made it to the camp as well (Caroline, Ashley, Kaitlyn, Alana, and Valencia). I may be a little biased, but she was the best out there. Em is looking forward to spending a lot more time in the pool since soccer is over and it is hot!
Elizabeth - E has cheer practice once a week for 3 hours. She is still loving it. She probably loves it more now since Melinda is in charge. Mel has a couple of coaches working with the girls, so they are already looking better than last year. E has cheer camp coming up soon. She and Melinda will be doing that for a full week. E is true to her word....I want to hang out with friends, swim & not much else. That is exactly what she is doing. E has decided that Rice University needs to be included in the selections for colleges.
Melinda - Still busy with everything cheerleading. She has things beginning to take shape. She may begin to enjoy more instead of working to organize. Melinda has many projects for the house this summer. She will also be busy with a Math conference in Dallas for a week. Too much going on still....
Eric - Eric took the week off to go to the UT soccer camp with Em. Had a great time watching how many drills Em knew and had an easy time with. Driving every morning and afternoon in Austin traffic wasn't a lot of fun, but it was worth it. I got to speak with Chris Petrucelli (UT head coach) a couple of days. Intense guy that seems to really enjoy the kids. A buddy I work with and I were the only ones that stayed for camp each day for the whole time. The others were probably smarter for getting out of the heat.
Erin - Erin and Elizabeth were asked to be in a commercial for a Temple family recreation & fun place, Hank's Town. They shot the commercial today and they had so much fun. The commerical is schedule to air Saturday, July 5th (Melinda's birthday). Erin believes this could be her big break. Look out Hannah Montana! Erin has been to the local waterpark, Summer Fun, and absolutely loves it. She has a summer pass & is ready to go 24/7. Erin is really excited about her latest Webkinz. She has been on the Webkinz website almost everyday now. Evidently it is really cool....I'm too old to know now. Erin has decided she wants to stay in dance and take hip-hop again.
Emily - Em just finished the University of Texas soccer camp today. Em and Dad drove to Austin every morning this week...Austin traffic is still horrible. The camp was from 9-3. Em got a picture with Coach Petrucelli (UT's head coach). Em thought it would be cool to show him the picture in 8 years when she starts to play for him and say remember when. Love her positive thinking. She did great at camp. A trainer from another soccer club, Cortney, was asking about where Em was playing. She is interested in having Em switch soccer clubs and join Lonestar Soccer Club with her. Em just made the select soccer team for Centex Cyclone in Temple. We will probably wait until next year to consider the switch, but it was cool to feel like she was being recruited. Em wore herself out all week.
She had a few friends that made it to the camp as well (Caroline, Ashley, Kaitlyn, Alana, and Valencia). I may be a little biased, but she was the best out there. Em is looking forward to spending a lot more time in the pool since soccer is over and it is hot!
Elizabeth - E has cheer practice once a week for 3 hours. She is still loving it. She probably loves it more now since Melinda is in charge. Mel has a couple of coaches working with the girls, so they are already looking better than last year. E has cheer camp coming up soon. She and Melinda will be doing that for a full week. E is true to her word....I want to hang out with friends, swim & not much else. That is exactly what she is doing. E has decided that Rice University needs to be included in the selections for colleges.
Melinda - Still busy with everything cheerleading. She has things beginning to take shape. She may begin to enjoy more instead of working to organize. Melinda has many projects for the house this summer. She will also be busy with a Math conference in Dallas for a week. Too much going on still....
Eric - Eric took the week off to go to the UT soccer camp with Em. Had a great time watching how many drills Em knew and had an easy time with. Driving every morning and afternoon in Austin traffic wasn't a lot of fun, but it was worth it. I got to speak with Chris Petrucelli (UT head coach) a couple of days. Intense guy that seems to really enjoy the kids. A buddy I work with and I were the only ones that stayed for camp each day for the whole time. The others were probably smarter for getting out of the heat.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
School's out!
We made it through the final 2 weeks. There was so much going on I will try not to forget too much. The summer looks to keep everyone busy, but not crazy like during school. Here are the updates:
Erin - Erin made it to the awards ceremony. She wasn't quite sure she could wait to get her trophy. Thankfully, she did and received her trophy for all of her hard work reading. Nana and Papa were able to make it to the awards. Papa offered to take Erin's trophy off her hands, but she had a serious death grip on the thing. Wouldn't have had a chance prying those fingers loose. Erin's teacher, Ms. Tyson, has gone through the growth of the family first hand. She was Elizabeth and Emily's teacher as well. I'm sure she is going to miss not having another Chavez to look forward to in a future class...unless Dad needs to start over. Erin's dance recital was terrific. She had so much fun and it really showed. One of her buddies in dance is Emma Cox. Here's some trivia for you...Tia Jill babysat Emma's Mom growing up. The circle of events is amazing. Could this be the start of the 6 degrees of Erin???
I tried to include some video of Erin dancing...she is 3rd from the left. Erin is looking forward to swimming and playing with her DS Lyte this summer.
Emily - Em had an incredible year. She had so many awards they barely fit on the certificate. Em wanted them to include Gifted & Talented on the award. The GT kids had more work than their regular classmates (Latin, 3 books, additional work, etc). Looking at her certificate, I don't know where they would have put it...no room. Em is really looking forward to the University of Texas soccer camp in 2 weeks. She plans on reintroducing herself to Chris Petrucelli (head coach). She told me she was going to tell him her name and let him know she would be playing for him in about 8 years. He should probably start to know her name. Made sense to me. Em is looking forward to swimming, soccer camp, soccer tournament, and playing with her DS Lyte this summer.
Elizabeth - E finished the year strong. Her overall grade for the 1st semester was a 96. This is what they based her top 10% performance upon. The 2nd semester her overall average was a 98. She didn't let down and kept doing well. We are very proud of her. E found out the last day of school that she made the symphonic band again for next year. This is the school's top band. She was excited a couple of buddies made it this year with her. E received the award for Outstanding Student for symphonic band. Pretty cool since only 1 student receives the award. E received a certificate for participating in the Duke University Talent Search as well. E made the National Junior Honor Society for the 2nd year in a row. Fortunately, she seems to realize this is not an award you just get. You have to work hard all the time to keep your grades high enough to be included. E is looking forward to hanging with her friends at the mall, movies, or whatever. E has cheer camp this summer as well.
Melinda - Mel made it through the rest of the year. She is still working with some partners on math curriculum for the school district. She is neck deep in the cheerleader sponsor thing already. She is getting things organized for the year and for the cheer camp coming up. So much for the break...she hasn't taken a break yet. Mel had a great time with Monika and Kim on their getaway weekend. I suspect that's what helped Mel get through the rest of the chaotic year.
Erin - Erin made it to the awards ceremony. She wasn't quite sure she could wait to get her trophy. Thankfully, she did and received her trophy for all of her hard work reading. Nana and Papa were able to make it to the awards. Papa offered to take Erin's trophy off her hands, but she had a serious death grip on the thing. Wouldn't have had a chance prying those fingers loose. Erin's teacher, Ms. Tyson, has gone through the growth of the family first hand. She was Elizabeth and Emily's teacher as well. I'm sure she is going to miss not having another Chavez to look forward to in a future class...unless Dad needs to start over. Erin's dance recital was terrific. She had so much fun and it really showed. One of her buddies in dance is Emma Cox. Here's some trivia for you...Tia Jill babysat Emma's Mom growing up. The circle of events is amazing. Could this be the start of the 6 degrees of Erin???
I tried to include some video of Erin dancing...she is 3rd from the left. Erin is looking forward to swimming and playing with her DS Lyte this summer.
Emily - Em had an incredible year. She had so many awards they barely fit on the certificate. Em wanted them to include Gifted & Talented on the award. The GT kids had more work than their regular classmates (Latin, 3 books, additional work, etc). Looking at her certificate, I don't know where they would have put it...no room. Em is really looking forward to the University of Texas soccer camp in 2 weeks. She plans on reintroducing herself to Chris Petrucelli (head coach). She told me she was going to tell him her name and let him know she would be playing for him in about 8 years. He should probably start to know her name. Made sense to me. Em is looking forward to swimming, soccer camp, soccer tournament, and playing with her DS Lyte this summer.
Elizabeth - E finished the year strong. Her overall grade for the 1st semester was a 96. This is what they based her top 10% performance upon. The 2nd semester her overall average was a 98. She didn't let down and kept doing well. We are very proud of her. E found out the last day of school that she made the symphonic band again for next year. This is the school's top band. She was excited a couple of buddies made it this year with her. E received the award for Outstanding Student for symphonic band. Pretty cool since only 1 student receives the award. E received a certificate for participating in the Duke University Talent Search as well. E made the National Junior Honor Society for the 2nd year in a row. Fortunately, she seems to realize this is not an award you just get. You have to work hard all the time to keep your grades high enough to be included. E is looking forward to hanging with her friends at the mall, movies, or whatever. E has cheer camp this summer as well.
Melinda - Mel made it through the rest of the year. She is still working with some partners on math curriculum for the school district. She is neck deep in the cheerleader sponsor thing already. She is getting things organized for the year and for the cheer camp coming up. So much for the break...she hasn't taken a break yet. Mel had a great time with Monika and Kim on their getaway weekend. I suspect that's what helped Mel get through the rest of the chaotic year.
Friday, May 16, 2008
May 2008
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!!!
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!!!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
The Home Stretch
We are getting down to the home stretch with school. TAKS tests are next week for Emily, Elizabeth, and Melinda. As usual, Eric's company has decided to have a meeting next week during TAKS testing. The week might be filled with a little more stress for Melinda.
Erin - I am happy to report that Erin has reached her goal of 150 AR points (Yea!!!!). We have set a goal of 200 points by the end of the year to keep her going. With the way she has been reading, she can probably do it. Erin and Dad are going on her class field trip to the zoo on May 12th. We did this last year and had a lot of fun (Dad might remember the camera this time). Erin is really excited about her upcoming dance recital. She is still pretty hush-hush about it...she may have a future with the CIA.
Emily - Em has been busy every morning with RedBird reader. She still really enjoys being part of the program. Em has been very busy with her GT (gifted & talented) class. They have been learning Latin all year. She has a Latin vocabulary test Monday...we just finished studying. Em has been talking about taking Latin as one of her electives through high school. We finished our soccer season and had fun. Em finished as our team's leading scorer. We finished in 3rd place. We will find out this week if we get to go to the playoffs. Depends on how many teams come from Austin...we may get to send 2, 3, or 4 teams to playoffs. Em has been practicing with some of the select team coaches on Sunday afternoon (gives the kids some exposure to the select team coaches and vice-a-versa). Em has done well and enjoys it. Em got asked to join the team that won our league for a 3 on 3 tournament next month. The coached is taking a couple of the kids from his team and asked if Em would play with them. Em knows almost everyone on their team, so she was pretty excited to get to go. We also signed Em up for the University of Texas soccer camp. Em has joked she was going to let the UT coach she will be playing for him in 8 years and wanted him to know her name (I was cracking up!).
Elizabeth - E has been really busy and still has more to go. She competed in the UIL band competition for her school. They did very well (1's and a 2). They beat all of the other schools in Temple. E participated in the UIL math competition in number sense - they didn't announce the results at school and she has been too busy to remember to ask how she did. We attended the Travis athletic awards. Very interesting evening....E received an award that night. She was voted Most Improved Player. The coach has some very nice things to say about E and how hard she always worked & got to be a good player. We were very proud of her. During the awards, some boys received an award for not flunking during any 6 weeks. Completely through me for a loop...an award for what you should be doing. No wonder we have problems in our schools. FYI - this was not an award with the girls.
E made the top 5% of her class this year (top 10 students). We went to an award breakfast honoring the top 5% kids. Needless to say, we couldn't be any prouder of Elizabeth. E had cotillion last night. It was their formal dance. E looked great and had fun!
Melinda - TAKS time is almost over. The testing takes place this week. We can't wait for it to be over for Melinda. She has been killing herself with the tutoring and extra work she does to get all of the kids prepared to do well. She is planning a girls weekend with friends (Monika and Kim) and it couldn't come soon enough. She needs the R&R.
Wish them all luck during the TAKS test and we'll update soon....
Erin - I am happy to report that Erin has reached her goal of 150 AR points (Yea!!!!). We have set a goal of 200 points by the end of the year to keep her going. With the way she has been reading, she can probably do it. Erin and Dad are going on her class field trip to the zoo on May 12th. We did this last year and had a lot of fun (Dad might remember the camera this time). Erin is really excited about her upcoming dance recital. She is still pretty hush-hush about it...she may have a future with the CIA.
Emily - Em has been busy every morning with RedBird reader. She still really enjoys being part of the program. Em has been very busy with her GT (gifted & talented) class. They have been learning Latin all year. She has a Latin vocabulary test Monday...we just finished studying. Em has been talking about taking Latin as one of her electives through high school. We finished our soccer season and had fun. Em finished as our team's leading scorer. We finished in 3rd place. We will find out this week if we get to go to the playoffs. Depends on how many teams come from Austin...we may get to send 2, 3, or 4 teams to playoffs. Em has been practicing with some of the select team coaches on Sunday afternoon (gives the kids some exposure to the select team coaches and vice-a-versa). Em has done well and enjoys it. Em got asked to join the team that won our league for a 3 on 3 tournament next month. The coached is taking a couple of the kids from his team and asked if Em would play with them. Em knows almost everyone on their team, so she was pretty excited to get to go. We also signed Em up for the University of Texas soccer camp. Em has joked she was going to let the UT coach she will be playing for him in 8 years and wanted him to know her name (I was cracking up!).
Elizabeth - E has been really busy and still has more to go. She competed in the UIL band competition for her school. They did very well (1's and a 2). They beat all of the other schools in Temple. E participated in the UIL math competition in number sense - they didn't announce the results at school and she has been too busy to remember to ask how she did. We attended the Travis athletic awards. Very interesting evening....E received an award that night. She was voted Most Improved Player. The coach has some very nice things to say about E and how hard she always worked & got to be a good player. We were very proud of her. During the awards, some boys received an award for not flunking during any 6 weeks. Completely through me for a loop...an award for what you should be doing. No wonder we have problems in our schools. FYI - this was not an award with the girls.
E made the top 5% of her class this year (top 10 students). We went to an award breakfast honoring the top 5% kids. Needless to say, we couldn't be any prouder of Elizabeth. E had cotillion last night. It was their formal dance. E looked great and had fun!
Melinda - TAKS time is almost over. The testing takes place this week. We can't wait for it to be over for Melinda. She has been killing herself with the tutoring and extra work she does to get all of the kids prepared to do well. She is planning a girls weekend with friends (Monika and Kim) and it couldn't come soon enough. She needs the R&R.
Wish them all luck during the TAKS test and we'll update soon....
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