What a week!!!

Thank goodness forMemorial Weekend to relax and sleep in from our long week at our home!! It all began with Stephanie's core tryouts for drumline...walking on egg shells till we find out if as a Jr. she will be a varsity or jv player. With that going for her, her last softball game was Monday....they lost but that was okay they beat this team the previous week by 15 points. After all that practice for the core she has not found out yet.... her team for softball came in third place... she got another award for most improved player. Friday was a benefit concert for money for the following year band. What a week plus finally getting all of her scripture mastery verses memorized and passed off before next week. She was behind by 12 and now is finished. Yes!!! Now she sleeps...... Gretchen's week had a lotof action as well...softball tournament games 2 times to get to complete championship. They won both games. Now next week is finals. During school there was action for band also...exams as far as thier knowledge of percussion. Yes all done and will find out results next week. Now that state test are done no more teaching is done. They have play days. Wrong I know...we are in Texas. Field day was this week and her team came in third. Not too happy about that but glad it was over b/c it was 101 degrees that day! Ended the week with sister's concert and a sleepover at friends house. Couldn't ask for better.
Kayla's week was full of colorguard tryouts for almost 2hours a day, plus dance class and orchestra. She had many tests that week and hope that all went well.
What are we doing this weekend??? No kid things!!! It is all about our family of five!!! Pool time, gardenng....sleeping...going to the movies...eating together at a la hacienda ranch... enjoying each other's company...mayne some rummy will be played and more pool action!!

Happy memorial Day!!!

Kayla's Banquet Picture

Too excited to meet all of her friends...and not sure what to expect. No big "graduation" for these kids.... but she was okay with that.

Kayla's 8th grade banquet

When Kayla is not jumping horses, or playing the violin, or trying out for color guard... she gets herself ready for the event of school .... the banquet. All of the kids enjoyed Olive garden food, a slideshow of the 8th graders, getting their yearbooks and signing them, then hanging and getting their pictures taken. Before all of this happened at 5:30 pm on Friday, she found out that she made the colorguard team for the band in high school for next school year!! Wahoo!!!!

Horse Jumping

Kayla surely is looking comfortable in jumping these days. If you asked her what she would rather do than school ... it would be jumping with horses. She has been asked to compete but is waiting for another 3 months before she commits to that deal. Awesome for her!

Stephanie's Band Banquet attire

Stephanie had an all day of pampering...started with french pedicure for those great band marching feet, then chores of course.... then prepared for hair maintenance... the best look for her starightening all of that hair!!! She almost fell asleep it was so soothing to her. Then off in the 100 degree heat to get dressed and meet fellow nad people for dinner, awards, slideshow, and major dancing!!