Life Lately - April

Spring has sprung & summer is upon us! I can hardly believe the girls only have a few weeks of school left. A lot of their activities are starting to wind down, including volleyball. Volleyball's tournament season runs January - April, mostly so Sophie played in her last 2 tournaments in April. They did amazing for their first year on a club team paying competitively:

And it looks like this team will stay together next year! They are going to play summer & fall ball just to get them ready for tournament season next year:

Sadie has been with the Renegades for the past 6 years with the same coach & unfortunately it is time for her to move on. It was not an easy decision, but we have talked about it all year & it is definitely time. She officially started try outs with other teams last week so after a few more weeks of try outs, hopefully we will have her on a team. Until then, we packed up all our Renegades gear & between the 4 of us, we have a lot: 

Sophie is finishing up soccer also. Their last game was supposed to be last weekend, but they have another one this weekend due to a previous rain out:

Bryan has loved coaching the girls & most of them have been together since they were 3 years old, but Sophie has decided to focus on cheer & volleyball next year to get her ready for middle school, so I believe this is our last season of FSA recreational soccer, which is definitely sad for our family. We've had a great time with these girls:

Sadie has been reffing as much as possible & loving all of the money she is making:

I am wrapping up my final days at Pink Elementary after 8 years and shocked when I found out a few weeks ago that I won PTA lifetime member/volunteer of the year at Pink. It was such a surprise, but I am extremely grateful for the honor:

Finally, after years of prayer & discussion, our church officially kicked off their "Rooted to Grow" campaign to build a new worship center at our church. We actually started this process a few years ago but then the pandemic hit & things got put on the back burner. Easter Sunday was our last official day in the old building & then the week after, we celebrated with an outdoor service while we had the groundbreaking ceremony. They had breakfast set up for fellowship & Sophie was so excited to serve with her friends:

Bryan has been on the future committee for years & has helped this whole idea come to fruition so he got to be a part of the ceremony:

We are really excited for the future of Frisco First!

Paris Family Pictures

 I realize spring break was over a month ago & I already finished blogging about it, but I have some extra fun pictures to share from our photo shoot! We've had several friends take family photos in Paris & I have always loved them, so I got a few referrals & booked us a photo session while we were there. It took me a while to figure out our outfits because it was cold, but I wanted to remember we went in March & I know the weather would be pleasant but not winter cold. And our photographer suggested we meet at 7:00 in the morning for the best sunlight & to avoid the crowd - she was right & we lucked out! It was one of the prettiest days of our trip & our morning was well worth it. It took me a while to get them back from her & it took me even longer to figure out which photos I wanted but here they are. Hope you enjoy as much as we do!

Au Revoir, Paris!

Easter 2025

We kicked off Easter week hosting K-Life at our house. We host often but I thought it would be fun to treat the girls with a fun surprise - an Easter charcuterie board:

We bought all of the different flavors of Peeps (Cinnamon Churro, Cotton Candy, Dr. Pepper, Rice Krispie Treat & Sour Watermelon) and we even threw in some peep jelly beans and m&m's:

After volleyball practice, Sophie & her friends had a glow in the dark easter egg hunt:

They also had a party on Friday since the girls were out of school:

My parents also came in on Friday for the long weekend. They had planned on watching Sophie play soccer & Sadie ref soccer, instead it stormed all weekend, so we got to enjoy a lazy weekend hanging out together. Sunday morning the Easter Bunny came early so the girls got baskets full of goodies & even had an egg hunt:

We went to Easter service & then headed to Bryan's parents' house for Easter lunch with his family. Of course I didn't take any pictures at their house, but we did take a few at church that morning:

It ended up being a beautiful day after the rain washed away & we were so thankful we got to spend some extra time with my parents.

National Junior Honor Society

I know we post a lot about sports, but Sadie actually does really well at school also. In middle school she has taken all advanced classes & has still maintained good grades, good enough that she got inducted into NJHS:

I can't remember what the cut off is, but if your GPA is above a certain amount you are invited to apply, which consisted of her filling out an application, she had to secure 2 teacher references & she had to write an essay. We were so proud when she got selected & got go to attend the induction ceremony. She was so nervous when she walked across the stage that she walked really fast & my pictures were blurry:

On a side note, they had soccer practice after school until 5:00 & the ceremony started at 5:00. They ended up letting her leave about 10 minutes early to get ready but let's be honest, her hair was in a ponytail and her face was still red while the other girls had gone home, put dresses on, make up & curled their hair. But we were just excited she was there & we tried to catch a few pictures with friends & her principal afterwards:

We are so proud of you Sadie - keep up the good work in athletics & academics!

Sophie's Weekend with Grammy & Grandpa

As I mentioned, Sophie did not want to go to California with us this year, probably because we had just gotten home from Paris. Plus she has her own life these days, you know volleyball practice, soccer practice & a soccer game:

Sherry came & stayed a few days with her while she had school & activities, so she took Sophie lunch at school:

They also went out to eat on a gluten date (as Sophie likes to call it!) at Raising Cane's since she never gets to have that with us:

They finally went back to their house for the weekend & one of their projects was to work on her derby car. She has her final race this year since it ends in elementary school & it is next week:

She went with a beach theme & it turned out so cute! She even used real shells that we have picked from prior vacations:

Saturday night, she did something new by going to the Fort Worth Stockyards & attending a rodeo:

Sunday was Robert's birthday & they got to celebrate him! From what I hear, she had a fun weekend & loved being home & not having to travel with her sister. And she enjoyed some extra time with her grandparents - sounds like a win win for everyone!