Athletics Awards....

 The end of the school year is filled with awards ceremonies. Jake was excited to go to the 8th grade sports awards. Of course he was THE last boy called....darn than W last name. 

He played football, basketball and golf both 7th and 8th grade years. He has loved being a part of the teams and learned so much. We are thankful for the coaches that push them to be the best they can be!

End of Year Band Concert....

Well....I did not get any pics from the actual concert. But it was a great performance and really showed how much they have grown throughout the year. AND....Sophia was awarded "Outstanding Clarinet Player" in Beginning Band. We are so proud!!! She has worked and practices so hard this year and really enjoys playing. 

**New news---she made it into Symphonic Band for next year!!! This is the highest band class and not a lot of 7th graders make it!! She earned 4th chair in the band. Way to go Sophia!!!!

Confirmation!

 Jake made it through 2 years of confirmation and was officially confirmed on May 20th. Lots of hard work and time put into getting here. We are so proud of him. He was the only boy with 7 girls in the class this year!

They had cake and gave certificates out during the Sunday School hour.

And confirmation was during the 11:00 service. His confirmation verse is Psalm 46:1  "God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble."

After church we came home to have lunch with family. Pastor Mark and Laura were able to stop by for a bit. 

God has big plans for Jake....and we can't wait to see how the future unfolds. :)

Battle of Flowers weekend...

We went to the ranch for the long weekend. Mary, Brad and the kids spent a lot of time out there too. Joshua was to get a turkey...but that didn't work out. Mike did shoot a jack rabbit while he and Joshua were driving around on the dune buggy. Joshua was super excited about that. 

Overall the weekend involved lots of kid arguments....but we did get one pic with all smiles!

Garner Golf....

Jake was on the Garner Golf team again. He loves golf!!! This year the team finished 3rd in the district. It was a 2 day tournament at Olmos Basin. Golf is such a good sport for him. I can't wait to see what golf at Mac brings! :)

Happy Easter!

 No pictures from the Easter Bunny....but he did come this year!!! The morning was spent at church. Jake and Sophia helped out with the taco breakfast with the youth group.

 

And then soon after church we went to Shirley's for an egg hunt and lunch. We did not get a lot of pictures, but the kids had fun!

Ranch Fun...

 The kids and I went to Barb's funeral (which was in Witchita Falls)...and managed to squeeze in some ranch fun on Sunday before we had to head home. We had an epic creek adventure that we had never done before! We walked all the way to the mouth of the creek....and then walked/swam down to the cabin! It was so much fun.

  Look at this cute crew! Lucy is holding a stick that a beaver had chewed on. We're pretty sure we found their dam.

This is the mouth....right before we jumped in and started swimming. Mom was in for the adventure too. We all had a blast. It's always fun to do something new at the ranch!