Birthday with Friends

Allison celebrated her birthday with friends tonight since her birthday falls on a school day.

She ordered this festive balloon sign all the way from England and Macy came over early to help her decorate.

 She requested Stadium Pizza, a veggie tray, fruit and chips.

    Once everyone arrived they took pictures before getting into their bathing suits.

 It was actually warm enough today to enjoy both the pool and hot tub!

 They took a break for a candy bar

 and shared some cheesecake after we finally figured out how to light the sparkler candles.

Her sweet friends spoiled her with fun gifts 

and they watched a movie downstairs and a few of the girls spent the night!

Academic Signing Day

Great Oak honored 26 students today that are receiving academic college scholarships.  We feel blessed and honored that Taylor has received a substantial scholarship from the University of Kansas!

Schools from around the country were represented...NAU, Univ of Arizona, MIT, The Citadel, ASU, Colorado State, Baylor, Univ of Washington and a few other private schools.  

Taylor and the rest of the kids all signed their letters at the same time and introduced themselves to the audience. 

She was grateful to have her group of friends cheer her on and support her on this exciting day!

 The stresses of applying and making decisions are over.  Now it is time to enjoy the rewards of the hard work!  So proud of this girl

and so proud of her fellow classmates as they embark on the next chapter!

Mr. Wolfpack

For the past few weeks, these senior boys have been practicing for Mr. Wolfpack.  It is a pageant of sorts, with a more light-hearted feel.  Lots of crazy dancing, singing, stunts and special talents displayed in hopes of being crowned Mr. Wolfpack.

The show started with a group dance number in very short jungle skirts!

 Lexi, Devan and Taylor emceed the event and looked beautiful!

Taylor also escorted Carson throughout the night (friends since elementary school).  They walked out in formal attire 

and then as Dwight and Angela from The Office.  It was hilarious!

After a talent portion as well, titles were awarded to Holland and James for People's Choice and Most Wild.

Jenner was awarded Mr. Wolfpack!! I'm sure his talent of dancing while in a handstand for several minutes might have had something to do with it.  It was great!

Jacob didn't win, but sure looked handsome too!  All of the fun senior events are now underway as the end of the year quickly approaches...

Easter

 Never too old for Easter baskets or an egg hunt!  They would actually be quite sad if it came to an end!

 We kept the tradition going again this year

 and Allison proudly counted her eggs for the win.  We laughed that she will be competing against herself next year, but she made sure to note she still wants an egg hunt with or without Taylor home!

We enjoyed a nice breakfast at home and then drove down to La Jolla for a gorgeous hike at Torrey Pines.

 A lot of people had the same idea with it being such a pretty day in SD.  The wildflowers were extra pretty this year and the weather was super warm. 

We took the beach trail down to the sand

 and spent some time enjoying the views along the coast.  

The girls walked along the beach to get us a picnic spot and Matt and I hiked back up the trail to get the car and lunch.  After lunch we drove up the coast, stopped at Better Buzz for a coffee in Encinitas and drove by the flower fields in Carlsbad before driving home.  We finished the day with our traditional Sunday BBQ dinner and a quiet evening at home.