Father's Day

Father's Day...

A day to honor the man who leads our home, provides for our family, and shows us the love of Christ each and every day.  He is the one who shows our son what it is to be a man, and models what a man should be to our daughters.  He is bold, courageous, and strong...yet gentle and playful as well.  He is Daddy. How we cherish him!  

Happy Father's Day, Marty!

They are blessed to call YOU....Daddy.

Ladybug Soccer Spring 2013

 

 

Sofie just finished her 6th season of soccer!  Once again, the Ladybugs had a great season.

 

 

 

They finished with a winning season and got third place for their division with the McKinney Soccer Association.

 

 

 Only teams who place in the top three get a trophy, so Little Bug was super excited to find out the Ladybugs placed!  The team celebrated with pizza at Mr. Gatti's Pizza Place.

 

 

This is a picture of Sofie with her teammate, Emily, and a friend and competitor, Kaitlyn. They all go to church together. How fun!

 

GO LADYBUGS!!

Dance Recital 2013

Yesterday, Lily danced in the

Third Annual Dance Recital for McKinney Dance Studio.  She participated in two dances...one for lyrical, and one for ballet.  She wore per pink boots with her costume on picture day! Of course! ha!



The girls were so excited for their dress rehearsal on Friday evening. I think these costumes make them look like swans. They danced to the song "Just The Way You Are" by Bruno Mars.

  It was a lovely performance and I got tears in my eyes as I watched it.

  Lily showed so much emotion when she danced. It deeply touched my heart. During the performance, I thought about how perfect the lyrics are for Lily...

"When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change.
 Girl you're amazing...just the way you are."



Next, it was time for ballet, Lily's passion. 

She looked gorgeous in her costume and she danced to the song "You Found Me".  It was beautiful!



After her ballet performance, we presented Lily with some pink roses. Daddy picked them out because he remembered they are her favorite.  Then, she took her bow. She called this her "Snow Queen" pose. One day, she dreams of performing as the Snow Queen in the Nutcracker.

Proud parents of a Bunhead!

Her biggest fans!

It was a beautiful day filled with makeup, hair, and costume changes. A day I will treasure in my heart forevermore. How I love watching this girl dance. Lily Grace...we named you well.

Goodbye Elementary, Hello Middle School!

 

Lily graduated from 5th Grade at Glen Oaks Elementary on June 6, 2013. After a very tough year full of growing pains, Lily woke up to a new beginning.  She wore a dress she picked out specifically for this day...

 

 

Sofie wanted a picture with her big sis before school. She is going to miss being at school with Lily next year. They won't be together again in the same building until Sofie is in 6th grade and Lily is in 8th.  I will miss hearing them tell me stories of their hugs in the hallway and having each other's back at recess. My favorite story is when Lily saw Sofie being bullied by a boy while she was outside for PE and Sofie was at recess. She yelled at the boy about how he was treating Sofie. Then the girls went off to play on the swings together. Anther great story was when Sofie saw a girl that is notoriously mean to Lily. Sofie walked up the girl and said, "Be nice to my sister!"  I love their friendship!

 

 

 

We gave her two new charms for her locket to celebrate her big day...a horse shoe and a music note. Both represent all that waits for her as a Cockrill Cowboy.  She can't wait to join choir in middle school.

 

 

 The ceremony was short and sweet...like our girl!

 

 

We could not be more proud of Lily. She has shown tremendous courage and perseverance through  many great challenges this year.

 

Brylee and Skyler are two of her friends from Glen Oaks. No doubt, she will miss them next year when she goes to Cockrill.

 

 

But a new beginning awaits her at Cockrill Middle School. She is just a little excited!!