Happy 15th Birthday!

 Elizabeth turned 15 years old yesterday!  It was Tropical Tuesday at her high school.

 I scheduled a dental appointment on her birthday!  She agreed only because she wanted to leave school on her birthday and go out for lunch.  We had a nice lunch celebration at On The Border.

 Operation 15th Birthday was a huge success!  Elizabeth got her first iPhone!  We called her phone as she was opening it.  The ringtone was a dog barking.  Lol.

 She is super excited!

 We also gave her a drivers Ed packet!  Yikes!

She chose dinner at Olive Garden.

Birthday Pumpkin Pie.  She did not want a cake.  We bought her this wonderful pie from a bakery on the downtown square.  Happy 15th Birthday to Elizabeth!

Fall Festivals

 Last night Eric took William and Catherine to the carnival at William's school.

 Catherine won this scary spider at the Cake Walk!

 Today Sarah rode with Papa in the city parade.  William had a baseball game so we missed all the excitement.

After the parade the kids enjoyed the city carnival.  Catherine was so excited to meet the real Elsa from the movie Frozen.

5K Community Fun Run

The girls participated in a 5K with their school teams.  Elizabeth placed 3rd out of 471 runners in her division.  Sarah was planning to walk but ran towards the end.  She got 44th out of 267 in her age group.

High School Volleyball

 Sarah won a volleyball competition during practice last week.  Her reward was sitting on the varsity bench this past Tuesday night.

The girls were so sweet to her and made her feel a part of their big win against their rival.  Sarah was all smiles.  Loved watching her make a memory!

Texas A&M vs Ole Miss

 The kids had a three day weekend so we went on a family road trip to Aggieland!

 The MSC has new additions and there were new pre-game festivities for the kids. 

 The A&M game started at 8pm so Catherine and I did not attend.  We made a good choice as the outcome was not good for the Aggies.

 We got food (and Starbucks) and had a hotel pool party.

 We went home via Austin and took the kids to the State Capital.

 It is beautiful inside.

 The kids took a million pictures of us.

 We ate at the UT version of the Dixie Chicken.

Gig 'Em in Austin.

Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros

Volleyball Tournament

Sarah serving during her team's eight point run at the 7th grade volleyball tournament this past weekend.  They did not place but beat their rival.

High School Softball

Elizabeth made the Varsity Fall Ball team at her high school.  The above video of her first varsity hit against the McKinney Lions.

Preschool Museum class

High School Basketball

Elizabeth has survived two rounds of high school basketball cuts.  She is playing on the JV White Fall Ball team.  Above picture of her trying to score against the Plano Wildcats.

First Soccer Game

 Catherine played her first soccer game today.  She got to pick the team name.  Her siblings came up with lots of choices for her but she was set on being a Cat.  So they are the Cool Cats.

 Catherine is number 1.

 Eric is the coach and thinks the name she chose is appropriate because four year old soccer is like herding cats!

 The Cool Cats lost to the Ladybugs 5-4.

William also had a game today but it was at the same time as Catherine's game.  Unfortunately we all missed his big goal.  His team won 3-1.  Way to go, Mustangs!

7th Grade Volleyball

She did it!!!

First Soccer Practice

Catherine waiting for daddy to get home from work.  She had her first soccer practice this evening.  It's finally her turn!

Back To School 2014

 First Day of School 2014

 Eric left for school before we woke up this morning so we did not get our traditional first day picture with him.  He has been super busy getting the new high school ready!

 Eric's new office.

 Elizabeth is a freshman!

 Sarah is in 7th grade.

 Sarah started volleyball tryouts after school today and hopes to be a Lions Volleyball player!

 She was happy to get a top locker this year!

 William is a big 4th Grader.

 William with his math and science teacher.

William with his reading and writing teacher.

The Rumble

 Last night was the kickoff of the inaugural school year at Eric and Elizabeth's new high school.  The football team had a scrimmage and all the clubs and organizations provided booths with spirit wear, games and free stuff.  Elizabeth enjoyed working the softball booth and meeting new friends.  They had a great turnout and it was an awesome fundraiser.

 William and his new friend were excited about their new swords and loved the bounce house.

Catherine's favorite was rainbow Dippin Dots.