Goodbye Wisdom Teeth

Matt took Taylor to get her wisdom teeth out this morning.  She was pretty nervous, but held it together better than I did.  I hate teeth stuff!  She did great during the surgery and was absolutely hilarious once they put her in the wheelchair.  We have some great videos!  She was most worried that her lip was gone and she would need botox!!  She also thought Matt had multiple heads!

 Andrew was here all day to help take care of her.  She was concerned he would break up with her because she was so ugly, but he was very reassuring :)

They watched The Office, Mulan and Pirates of the Caribbean.  She enjoyed snacking on frozen lemonade, milkshakes and macaroni and cheese from Corner Bakery and wasn't in too much pain.

She was a good sport about keeping the ice on her cheeks and actually said it felt good!  I'm glad she got this out of the way before all of the fun stuff we have planned this summer!

One on One Time

While Allison was away at soccer camp this week, I snuck away from work a little early for a little one on one time with Taylor.  We rented bikes at Mission Bay and cruised around the bay and boardwalk for the afternoon.  

 The weather was a little chilly for a beach day, but was perfect for a bike ride.  I was also trying to keep Taylor's mind off of getting her wisdom teeth pulled in the morning.

 We found this awesome viewpoint at Palisades Park…hoping to come back for a picnic!

Matt was getting off of work just in time for dinner. We met him at his favorite lunch spot, Katsu Cafe. The portions were gigantic and the food was delicious.  Taylor filled up since she can't eat anything past 10:00pm.  Love my time with this girl!

ONE YEAR

 This weekend marked Taylor and Andrew's one year anniversary.  They put a lot of thought into planning a fun weekend to celebrate.  They spent all of Sunday at Disneyland.  They said the lines were short and it was a super fun day.

Then Monday, they went to the Angels vs. Twins game in Anaheim.  Taylor gave Andrew a keychain with the coordinates for the Rose Garden etched on it since that is their favorite spot to hang out.  

Congrats Emily!

We have known Emily since she was in 1st grade and this week she graduated from high school.  We helped her celebrate with family and friends this weekend.

 She is so excited to attend University of Alabama this fall and we can't wait to hear about all of her adventures.  She will do great things!

Lisa is prepared for an emotional summer and sad goodbye in August, but she is so thankful to still have Dominic at home.  I'll be sharing those same feelings soon enough!

Big Bear

Taylor attended the leadership conference up in Big Bear this week with WSB and Peer Leaders. It was a great bonding opportunity and a chance to prepare for this year's activities.  

With Caitlyn and Jenner

 They had time to go hiking, play games and swim.  Each group was in charge of making 1 meal and they even learned that Mr. Skaggs loves watching The Bachelorette!

 Devan, Taylor, Madison, Jacob, Jenner and Claire

 Taylor and Lexi

 I love the friendship these 2 share!

 They came home dirty and tired, but enjoyed a fun few days together to kick off summer!

8th Grade Promotion

No more middle school for this girl!  Today was 8th grade promotion!

Although the ceremony was at 9:00am, it was sweltering and umbrellas and pop-ups were everywhere…luckily I was still able to see for a few pictures.

Allison walked down to the field with her PRIDE class

 and then each student was called up individually after Mr. Groepper and one of the students gave speeches. Short and sweet!

Emma and Allison

 Andrew graduated last night, but joined us this morning to support Allison.

With Maddie

With Chris and Blake 

 Mr. Fabozzi taught all 3 of these kids for 8th grade Social Studies.  He was such a great teacher and we told him he should move over to GOHS!

 Cooper and Allison have known each other since Kindergarten.  I can't believe they are off to high school!

A big thank you to Grandma and Papa for making the trip down!  We were glad to have you here to share in the special day.  

 We are so proud of this girl!

Allison,  you have matured and learned so much in middle school. You have grown more confident, more independent and more beautiful over these 3 years.  You have stayed true to you and been a true friend to many.

GOHS will be lucky to have you and I'm so excited that you get to spend one year with your sister there.  Enjoy the summer!  You deserve it!

8th Grade Awards

 This is the one night in the 3 years of middle school where students are honored for their academic excellence.  Select students and their parents are invited to evening event.

 Allison was given the Math Award by Mr. Ricks and earned an Outstanding Academic Excellence Award for maintaining a 3.92 GPA throughout middle school.

Allison and Maddie

Allison and Chris

 Afterwards, we celebrated with ice cream at Dairy Queen and ran into Saige.  We had to get a picture of the stripe twins!

Congratulations Allison!  We are very proud of the work you put in at Vail and can't wait to see what you achieve at GOHS!

Flash Mob

Heidi's U18 ECNL team played their last game recently, as many of the girls will be graduating.  Heidi invited them to dinner at Yard House for a final farewell.  As a surprise to them, she had her '01, '02 

and '03 teams learn a dance to High School Musical.  They performed a flash mob at the mall while Heidi brought all of the girls out for a photo.

They drew quite a crowd and did a great job surprising the girls.

 At the end of the dance, the parents from the ECNL team joined in with signs and flowers for their daughters.

Allison has really enjoyed keeper training with Marley and has learned so much from her.  We wish her the best of luck as she moves on to other activities.

Photo Shoot

As a Mother's Day gift, I asked the girls for a little photo shoot to replace my old pics in the hallway.  Unfortunately, it was really windy and crowded at Scripps Pier (lots of photographers had the same idea).

Can you see why?

I got a few cute ones, but we all agreed that Maui will be the better spot in a few weeks to try again!