Saturday, November 21, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Team Captian!
Preston made captain for the wrestling team! He will be co-captains with his good friend Michael. It was kind of a big deal this year. He had to go through a whole interview process with the coaches and the assistant principle and write an essay about why he would be a good captain. When the coach selected him, he told him he couldn't think of a better person to represent what he wants the team to be like. I have to agree with the coach!
(Preston and Michael checking out the order of the wrestling match)
Congratulations Preston!(Check out the Wakeland website link on this page to see the new wrestling poster! Preston is front and center!)
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Halloween 2009
Rachel waiting patiently for it to get dark!
Have you ever seen a cuter ladybug??
Happy Halloween!
Have you ever seen a cuter ladybug??
Happy Halloween!
Gary Burns 5K
Last year Preston did the Frisco 5k and took 19th place out of 800 people! Jeff and I were so inspired that we decided to run it this year too:)
Jeff, Heather and Preston getting ready for the race!
This year there were 4200 participants!!!! To say it was crowded is an understatement!
This year there were 4200 participants!!!! To say it was crowded is an understatement!Rachel and Daddy following the crowd.
Nana and Pop Pop got up at the crack of dawn to cheer us on!
Here is Preston rounding the corner to take 21st place over all with a time of 19:30!!! He beat his time from last year by 30 seconds! We are all so proud of him. Too bad he doesn't really like to run because he is REALLY good at it:)
After Preston passed, Rachel, Nana and Pop Pop still had to wait 10 more minutes for Mommy and Daddy to pass!!!
We made it! Our goal was to run the whole time and try to beat 30 minutes. We did it! in 29 minutes!!
It was really fun and I might be hooked!
Nana and Pop Pop got up at the crack of dawn to cheer us on!Here is Preston rounding the corner to take 21st place over all with a time of 19:30!!! He beat his time from last year by 30 seconds! We are all so proud of him. Too bad he doesn't really like to run because he is REALLY good at it:)
After Preston passed, Rachel, Nana and Pop Pop still had to wait 10 more minutes for Mommy and Daddy to pass!!!
We made it! Our goal was to run the whole time and try to beat 30 minutes. We did it! in 29 minutes!!
It was really fun and I might be hooked!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Neighborhood Fall Festival
Every year our neighborhood throws a big fall festival. It is really fun and all the kids dress in their Halloween costumes. This year Rachel decided to be a ladybug like her cousin Meadow in Arizona!
That's one cute ladybug!
Their was an amazing face painter there.
Look at this gorgeous face!
Rach had a blast running around with her friends:)
Their was all kinds of fun things for the kids to do. Check out this human hamster ball!!
They also had a really cute train that went for rides all around the neighborhood. According to Rachel's face, it wasn't THAT fun!
That's one cute ladybug!
Their was an amazing face painter there.
Look at this gorgeous face!
Rach had a blast running around with her friends:)
Their was all kinds of fun things for the kids to do. Check out this human hamster ball!!They also had a really cute train that went for rides all around the neighborhood. According to Rachel's face, it wasn't THAT fun!
See ya next fall!
Rachel is 7!!!
Good morning my sweet little 7 year old!
Rachel woke up to the house decorated in 7s!
For her birthday this year we invited 15 girls (and their families) to the pumpkin patch!
We started off feeding the animals...
posed for a group picture...
we all took a fun hay ride...
pop pop and Preston too...
ate pizza...
and pumpkin cupcakes...
opened a bunch of presents...
thanked our friends...
opened a few more...
and passed out goody bags. It was a GREAT party!
Back home with the family and opened a couple more presents. Heeleys! Just what she wanted!
A new bike! Just what she needed!
It was a great birthday. I think next year we will go backwards in age. Our little baby is getting way to big:(
Rachel woke up to the house decorated in 7s!
For her birthday this year we invited 15 girls (and their families) to the pumpkin patch!
We started off feeding the animals...
posed for a group picture...
we all took a fun hay ride...
pop pop and Preston too...
ate pizza...
and pumpkin cupcakes...
opened a bunch of presents...
thanked our friends...
opened a few more...
and passed out goody bags. It was a GREAT party!
Back home with the family and opened a couple more presents. Heeleys! Just what she wanted!
A new bike! Just what she needed!It was a great birthday. I think next year we will go backwards in age. Our little baby is getting way to big:(
Happy Birthday Rachel! We love you!!
Monday, September 28, 2009
Wakeland Homecoming 2009
Ok...I am going to try to explain the "mum" thing to my Arizona family! It is a southern tradition to exchange mums for homecoming. Apparently the bigger and tackier the better. Yes-even the boys wear them on their arms. It is a very big deal!! The goal is to have the biggest, tackiest (the kids don't call them tacky) mum at school. You do not wear the mum to the dance, but you do wear it to school on Friday and at the homecoming football game.
Here is Preston posing with his mum!
Here is the mum I spent hours making for Preston's girlfriend Kinzie. I spent quite a while on the Internet researching all the "rules". The seniors wear plain silver and white.
It literally hung to her feet. I attached a ribbon so it could hang around her neck! She was PUMPED (according to her mom) and had the biggest one on the cheer squad. Mission accomplished:)Preston all dressed up for the dance!
Preston and Kinzie
All the kids they went with!
It took so long for all the kids to get there that we were able to get some more pictures with the gorgeous sunset!
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