Griffin Soccer 2026

It's the end of an era for Sadie because not only will she be graduating from Griffin next year, but she officially finished middle school sports this week also. She played volleyball, ran cross country, played basketball, ran track & finished with soccer both years. Literally every sport middle school offers! But you know her heart belongs to soccer, even if they aren't very good. Ha!

But she loves the sport, she loves playing with her friends at school & playing friends from other schools as well:

Last week the girls played our rival school, Cobb & a friend took a few action shots:

One of our youth pastors came to watch her, which was a fun surprise:

It was her last official home game at Wakeland as a Griffin Gator & not a future Wakeland Wolverine:

They had an extra game this week, but it was away so instead of having meals delivered after school like we normally do, we snuck up there to set up a meal for them to celebrate the end of the season:

They have less than 2 weeks of school left so it was too hard to coordinate a party after hours. We didn't do much because they only had 30 minutes before they got on the bus, but I think they still had fun eating lunch in the science lab:

It was a fun soccer season, but she is really ready to play at Wakeland now. Hopefully a few of these girls will join her:

Mother's Day 2026

I usually don't write an entire post just dedicated to Mother's Day, but we had such a great day & took so many pictures, that I thought I would share. I woke up to a few surprises - food & flowers! My family knows me so well. Bryan snuck out early & picked up DF/GF donuts at the only shop in town who happens to make them on the weekend:

I know, they look more like dessert, right?! And the flowers were an orchid and it is beautiful! We'll see how long it lasts, because I have had 1 before & couldn't keep it for the long run:

At church they gave each woman a little goodie bag, which was a fun surprise:

Of course our church always has a photo back drop so we had to take a family picture:

We had reservations at The Glen, which happens to be one of my favorite restaurants in Frisco. Bryan & I have been here several times, but we had never brought the girls. It is very girlie place & I knew they would have fun taking pictures:

Told you - lots of pictures! Besides the ambiance, they have an aerial artist that performs. Usually it's later on weekend nights, which is why the girls haven't seen it, but they said there would be performances for Mother's Day and the girls were definitely surprised:

They are also super flexible with their menu to accommodate our allergen requests. Sophie really wanted the truffle fries & of course they are in a shared fryer, but they have an air fryer in the back so they could make ours separately. Sadie was excited to have a mocktail & then she was surprised when they brought her tray of shrimp:

And these 2 - they went all in gluten & got the fried chicken & churros. It looked so good:

After lunch, it stormed all afternoon, so we came home, got comfy & watched movies all night. It was literally the perfect way to celebrate Mother's Day! 

Summit Volleyball - End of the Season

Last weekend Sophie's volleyball team had their last tournament, so not only was it the end of the season, but the end of her volleyball era with that team. Insert me crying here...... She has played with them for years! They started out as a rec team with a group of friends, eventually played competitively in the summer at Frisco Flyers, before their coach took them to Summit to join their club:

They played the past 2 years with Summit & they have had a pretty good team! They made it to the gold bracket almost every single tournament in those 2 years but unfortunately never took home the gold, but they got silver several times. Sophie has grown as a volleyball player & we have loved watching her play:

She absolutely loves all of the girls & we love their parents just as much - it really was a fun group of families to spend time with all those weekends at tournaments:

This was their last official team picture after their final tournament:

Unfortunately, the direction of this team might be going in a different way. A few of the girls are trying out for different clubs, Jessica is moving the team up to the regional level & is hosting open tryouts. It's been a tough decision for our family, but ultimately, we think Sophie has too much on her plate next year. She will finally play school sports & she hopes to play all 5, just like Sadie. She also made cheerleader which is additional practices & games on top of her athletic schedule, so I just don't think she has the time for 2 more practices a week for club volleyball. We would do it in a heartbeat if we could make it work because we hate to leave this team but ultimately, it's not fair to continue if Sophie can't commit to the time. But she is going to play school volleyball at Griffin so right now, that is our focus - helping her make the team!

After their last practice, we went to celebrate the end of the season with the girls & their families:

We had a cookie cake, Coach Jessica had awards for the girls & of course team gifts. We lucked out it with great weather & a fun night of celebrating:

Here's to Griffin & to all that this girl has to look forward to as a Lady Gator!

Life Lately - April

Life lately in April flew by! May 1 is this week & the girls only have a few more weeks of school. Don't get me wrong, we are ready for summer, I just can't believe it is already here! This spring has brought a lot of school & club soccer for Sadie:

Club volleyball for Sophie since we are in the process of wrapping up tournament season:

Sadie & Bryan went to Chicken 'N Pickle for a dad/daughter NCL event:

She has been an officer for NJHS all year & they inducted the new class for next year, so she got to be a part of the induction ceremony:

They are still really active in KLife & had a blast at their annual silent chicken dance:

Of course, these girls always have a birthday party or a sleepover whenever they can:

It's really been a fun spring so far & I am even more excited about all of the summer fun coming our way soon!