April 2012

Wow...this year is flying by so quickly. Here's a brief update:

Erin - Erin is completely taken with the Hunger Games books. Erin took 5 days and read all three books in the series. She is now re-reading the books. If she gets out a bow and arrow and says that she is Katniss, I'm gonna run away. Erin was really excited because she was one of the top 10% of students this 6 weeks for her AR points. Her reward is she gets to go eat pizza for lunch away from school. She wants to be in the top 3 for total AR points by the end of the year. She and Dad had an agreement...if she could get to 200 AR points by the end of the year, she could get a Kindle Fire. Dad thought this was pretty safe since she only had 64 points at the time. Well, Erin has 238 points now and is reading another book on her Kindle.

Emily - Em finished track and had a rough time. Second practice, the coaches didn't stretch them well and Em pulled her hamstring. She had a difficult time at all the meets. Her hamstring was feeling better for the district meet but not completely healed. She did win both hurdle races she was in but had a lower time than she would have liked. She was happy enough to be the district champ in the 100M and 300M hurdles. Em is going to try tennis next. She has never played, so this should be fun.

E - we finally got done with the Belle Ball. E had so much fun with everything around the Ball it was great to see her light up the room with her smile all night. We were lucky enough to have Tia Jill come from California to enjoy the Ball with us. E was super surprised when Tia Jill was in the car to pick up the girls from school that day. We are beginning our first college visit with Elizabeth. The first school on the list in Texas A&M. We are going on monday to meet with admissions, tour the school, and check out the dorms. I thin our next visit is to the University of Texas. Not sure when we will get that one done.

Melinda - Melinda is doing great at Academy. She is lucky enough to have some great teachers to work with in 5th grade. She has really enjoyed having Erin in a couple of her classes. Academy feels pretty lucky to have her too.

Eric - Eric is driving more for work than ever. Gives him plenty of time to do some car karaoke with the 80's channel on satellite radio.

The family at the Belle Ball

February 2012

Been a busy couple of months getting back into the routine of school/work. Couple of highlights...Erin was an alternate for oral reading at UIL competition. She was frustrated with herself she made the team as an alternate. Erin is loving 5th grade, hanging with her friends, and going to birthday parties about every weekend.


Emily finished basketball season last night...great season. She may actually miss basketball. Em won the essay contest "The War on Drugs" and is presenting her paper to the Lions Club in Academy tomorrow. She also got her braces off this week...YEA!!



Elizabeth has been so busy with school and homework. It's all paying off...her class rank increased to #6. Fun to see her reaction to all the hard work and sacrifice paying off. E has had Belle stuff going on: dress fittings, Belle dinner with escorts, dance lessons, and soon to happen the Belle Ball.

Christmas 2011

Hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas...we sure did. Looks like we have finally slept and relaxed enough that we might be able to go back to work/school next week. We have certainly been blessed this year.


The girls Christmas morning...we love Santa!!!

Erin is looking forward to UIL competition in a month or so. She is busy right now getting down with Dance Revolution 2 with her sisters.
Emily is taking a much needed break from basketball for a couple of weeks. She is ready for track season so she can run the hurdles.
Elizabeth had a very busy 1st semester with school work. She was looking forward to this break more than anyone. She is feeling refreshed, so look out school work. She is getting ready for the Wildflower Belle ball in March.
Melinda enjoyed the time off and didn't obsess about having to get school work done for the first time all year. She is secretly looking forward to getting back to her kids at school.
Eric had some changes at work...new boss, new products, etc. With all change brings the opportunity to be challenged....Eric is looking forward to the challenge of another year with new products.



Christmas cookies for Santa

Elizabeth - Wildflower Belle

Elizabeth Jordan Chavez Wildflower Belle: Chavez



Elizabeth Jordan Chavez is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Chavez of Temple. She attends Academy High School and is a member of the National Honor Society. She was a JV cheerleader her freshman year and a varsity cheerleader her sophomore year. Elizabeth is a member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church and is involved in the high school youth group, Keysis. Elizabeth enjoys dancing, singing and spending time with friends and family.

Back to School 2011

I can't believe it's really been this long since we updated the blog...where in the world does the time go?
Summer was great. Elizabeth took a 2-week Speech class to get it over with. Ended up being better than she thought it was gonna be...but still glad it's over. We hung out around the house, watched a lot of One Tree Hill, went to Six Flags - about dropped dead from the heat, did a little swimming, and had a lot of fun.
Erin turned 10. She had a sleepover with a few friends and had a blast. Elizabeth turned 16...believe it. She decided to go to the Main Event - family entertainment center with some friends. We played laser tag, pool, and shuffle board. Lines were too long for bowling...have to do it next time.
And now...school starts back up. Elizabeth has a challenging year ahead. She's taking Physics, AP English, Pre-Cal, Spanish 3, History, Early childhood development, a computer class, and an Ag class - design and fabrication. Turns out the Ag class is not what was thought...floral design, etc. It's actually a welding class...too funny thinking about E welding some metal. She wants to stay in the class. We'll let everyone know if the fire department gets any calls because of our girl.
Em is back in the swing of things already. She has some good classes and good teachers. She is cheering again this year and has had a couple of practices. She made All-American again this summer during cheer camp. She played summer volleyball to get ready for the school year. Looks like it paid off...she just made the A team in volleyball. Em's gonna be a busy girl again this year.
Erin is as excited as excited can be...she is now a middle-schooler. They have lockers in the hallway now. She had some issues getting used to opening the combination, but it seems to be all good now. So far, Erin's favorite class is gym. Go figure...just like her Dad. Although, Dad really liked lunch too. Erin is considering taking Tennis back up. Right now she wants to do Tennis and cheer. We'll see if that changes.
Melinda is finally out at Academy with the girls. It's always a challenge to adapt to a new environment, but Melinda is really liking it so far. She is stressing about having everything in place already, but that's Melinda. Erin is really happy...she had Melinda teaching her Math and Social Studies. Should be a great year!

the New Year...2011

Hope everyone had a safe and happy Christmas, as well as New year celebration. Christmas was great for the Chavez house. We got to stay in town and avoid all of the traffic on the freeway. We got to spend time with family and enjoy the holiday. We all managed to get a little sick, bronchitis & sinus infections, but it didn't take away from the enjoyment of the holiday. We spent a night in on New Year's Eve watching movies and the countdown. The Christmas break has been so much fun getting to spend time together, it's going to be hard to go back to work. Hope everyone has a blessed New Year. We're going to hold on tight and enjoy the ride...

Christmas Break

We actually made it to Christmas break. Everyone has been so busy, we weren't too sure we would make it. All of us are looking forward to a little "down" time.
Erin - Erin has been really busy with school. She had her Christmas program at school. The theme was Jinglebell jukebox. Erin wore a poodle-skirt. She looked really cute. She had a great time singing during the program. Erin didn't make the UIL team for math, but did make it for oral reading. They go to competition in January. She is super excited. Erin says she is the most ready for Christmas...I believe her!
Emily - Em participated in UIL competition for math and calculator. There were 7 schools that participated. Em finished 3rd in calculator and 2nd in math...YEA! She was really pleased with the results. Basketball is going great. She wasn't too sure about it when she started, but has really taken to it. She is averaging about 8 points and 8 steals a game. Em had a band concert last week that went really well too. Em is ready to not get up too early during the next 2 weeks.
Elizabeth - E finished finals and had a good semester. She is taking pre-AP classes that take up a ton of time studying and homework. She has done a great job managing her time. E completed the classroom portion of driver's education. She is now beginning to drive the car with Mom and Dad. E is ready...Mom and Dad are a different story.
Melinda - Mel has had a good year so far...much better than last year. She is ready for the school break, but has been so busy it doesn't look like much of a break.
Eric - just got back from the last business trip for the year (Orlando). Ready to enjoy the holidays and not drive anywhere...