Homecoming Dance!

Taylor went alone to the dance. She has a fun, positive attitude and had a great time! 


Paisley brown, cream, teal dress and Converse Dr Seuss high tops. 


Green Eggs and Ham anyone? Or...as her shoes read "Do You Like?"

It's Homecoming! Go Bobcats!!

And it is snowing. The bonfire is cancelled, football and soccer practices have been cancelled, and hopefully...the snow will stop so the remainder of the Homecoming activities can continue as planned. 


The High School kids are supposed to have their parade today, varsity football game tonight, and dance on Friday night. 


Taylor is going stag to the dance. She will look great though, check back to see pictures. She opted for converse high tops and a halter style dress. 


Having been raised in Texas, Homecoming meant Homecoming mums. There is no such thing here in Nevada. How sad! Sooo, this mom decided to start a tradition with my kids to make them Homecoming wrist corsages. The girls will get a handmade corsage each year of High School, and the boys (when they hit HS) can give one away to a female friend. I have already made one for Taylor, and she will wear it to the dance.

Taylor's 8th Grade Promotion!

This is really overdue...as Taylor is about to start high school! 


But as a Mom...it is never to late to brag on your children! 


Here is Taylor at her 8th grade promotion ceremony. 
















She walked away with many honors! 


- Honor Student for 6th, 7th and 8th Grades - Cumulative GPA 3.5 or above


- Presidential Educational Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement - Mathematics


- Presidential Educational Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence - Cumulative GPA above a 3.5


- Elks Student of the Month...she received an Elk antler with her name carved into it!  


- Perfect Attendance for 1 year of Middle School...she only missed 3 days total the entire three years! Not too shabby. 


We are very proud of her. She is a beautiful girl inside and out! She has many friends, is very active in school activities, sports, and is a good student. Her hard work certainly paid off. 

We love you Taylor!  

Tadpole Tattoo!

Taylor is part of the Middle School Drama Club and she went to a Drama Workshop. She learned about lighting, stage setup, makeup and lots of other fun stuff. They even had a Glow-in-the-Dark Dance!

Well...she came home with a tattoo! And one that I thought was pretty kewl! What else but...a frog. 

Tadpoles' A's and B's

Our 5 oldest tapoles are in school. Grades 1-7.

Report cards just came out for the 2nd Quarter. You guessed it...all A's and B's.
In fact..here is the breakdown.

A+ 9
A   12
A-  5
B+ 3
B   3
B-  1

All but received one more honor too...Perfect Attendance. The oldest missed one day of school for an ear infection. Not too shabby though in my opinion.

We are very proud of our little tadpoles!