National Junior Honor Society

On Monday, October 11th, Jack was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society for Dowell Middle School. This is quite an honor and recognizes Jack for scholarship, leadership, citizenship, character, and service. We are so proud of J-Man and the man he is growing to be.

Our Mini Bailadora

Lily and Brylee showing a little pre-preformance attitude!


On Thursday October 14th, Lily got to be a Mini-Bailadora. As the drill team for Boyd High School here in McKinney, the Bailadoras are National Champions in dance. And Lily dreams of becoming one someday. On the night of the pre-game performance, Lily was in complete and total awe of the Bailadoras. As we walked up to the stadium she said, "Oh Mommy...I am SOOOOOO gonna be a Bailadora!"



She totally adored her Bailadora buddy named Darby(who coincidentally looks remarkable how I imagine Lily will look at 16..scary thought!)



The girls danced a lively routine to the theme song from Big Time Rush. I loved watching Lily dazzle us with her moves and her smile was as bright as the sun as she performed.

Great Job Lulu! Here's hoping all your dreams come true!

Ladybug Soccer

Sofie was so excited to play soccer this year and we are delighted about the team on which she was placed. A perfect dynamic of fun and competition makes this group of girls a great place for our little Bug to learn how to play one of her favorite sports.



It will come as no surprise to most of you that Sofie is fierce and fast! She zips all over that field and seems to be there at just the right time to defend her team's goal.

Team co-captian Sofie wins the coin toss... Ready to run...

Sofie played the position of "sweeper" for part of the game. She had several saves and kept the opposing team from scoring. Offensively she managed to make one goal and had one near miss.



While she is a great defensive player, and enjoys being the Sweeper at times, it is fun to watch Sofie play offensively as well.




Huddled under a blanket on a cold fall morning. It was the last game of the season and we were the first match of the day. Brrrrrr....



Team celebration of a great season with DONUTS!


That's what little girls are made of...



The Ladybugs had a winning season, but more than that Sofie discovered a love for Soccer that she can take with her long after the season ends. And I confess, I LOVE beinga "Soccer Mom"...Go Ladybugs!!