Homecoming 2015

 

We had a great Homecoming week!  I am in the "overachiever mom's" senior class so we moms had a busy week.  We practiced and performed a dance at the Homecoming Pep Rally, decorated a senior float for the parade, planned a senior bon fire and fed the football team and cheerleaders before the game! Part of the week's tradition is "rolling houses".  Our house had three attempted "hits".  The dogs ran off the first attempt and Preston and Ryan ran off the last attempt. The 2nd attempt was semi-successful :)
This year we had a formal dance and both boys went.  Both of them also escorted girls in the Homecoming court during the pep rally. They looked handsome and had a good time.
We won the football game BIG! It was 41-0 in the first quarter so needless to say Grant did not play much after that.  But he did get his 5th interception of the year.  After the game, the A Club put on a great fireworks show.
Here are some pictures of our week:

Usually paint names and numbers on main street but this year they had a circle to paint in in front of school

outdoor theater where they had music,pictures and then played the movie "Friday Night Lights"

Photo area with a table full of props

 Friday was the Pep Rally, Coronation of Homecoming Queen, Parade and Game

Grant escorted his girlfriend Madi as a Senior attendant

Ryan escorted his friend Bethany as Sophomore attendant

Senior moms dance

Senior moms and seniors

Parade begins with the band

Grant riding with Senior football players

It was also Senior Night so all seniors for fall sports were honored before the game

Grant making a tackle.  I missed his 5th interception of the year.  He ran it back about 15 yards to the 5.

Halftime

We won 55-8.  One of the coaches took this picture of Grant watching the fireworks show after his last regular season home game.  We are hoping for a home playoff game.  Big game next week!

 There are literally a hundred more pictures so I will post this and make a separate one for pictures from the dance.
Oh and in the middle of all of this fun, we bought a new van,,,,went with the 2016 Honda Odyssey. LOVED my old one but it was 15 yrs old and had 273000 miles on it.  We traded her in for one with all the bells and whistles!  It is a dark gray with lighter gray leather interior.  I am still learning what all the buttons do!  Pictures soon!!

Football Program Picture Day

Every summer we have a huge picture day to take pictures for the football program.  It is always HOT! But must be done.  This year is Grant's senior year so I tagged along.  He warned me not to do anything weird.  I only took pictures when asked....or mostly!  The football program includes the band and seniors from all fall sports and cheerleading as well.  Here are a few shots:

getting all seniors in place

Seniors: Grant is the one not looking

Then they take "postion" pictures  Think this is the DB picture

Kickers: Grant on left and cousin Caleb on right

With cousins Corbin and Caleb

Individual shots

"hey Mrs. Michelle, come take this picture!"

Pictures for Southeast Sun

Veiw of stadium with mosly the Jr High team in white

self proclaimed "CORE FOUR"

Trying to be silly like the picture on the movie "Step Brothers" 

ALL seniors: About half the class.  This one took forever to set up so they got to take a silly shot

Band got lucky and took pitcures in the gym...not AS hot

Ryan is a band captain and section leader. 

 

Ryan with his baritone

More SENIOR memories to come as well as our two little summer trips.  Stay tuned

Catching up

Hello again...finally
I have really missed "blogging".  I would think of a great blog post or "blog worthy" moment and then not be able to get on to write about it.  I have switched laptops with Dennis since mine is older, eaten up with viruses and not compatible anymore with my blog writer.  BUT this computer's blog writer says my user name and/or password is wrong so I am almost back to square one! Instead of many short blogs, I will do one larger "catch up" blog to share what has gone on since February.  HOWEVER, the March pictures are on the other laptop (of course) so I cannot really remember or add pictures from then!! BOOO.  I DO KNOW that the boys went fishing again with Kenny and boys and caught lots of fish and had a great time.  Preston, the college man, did not get to go because his spring break was the week before ours.  We also went to Baton Rouge to celebrate my Great Aunt Ethel's 90th birthday (which was also the weekend of MY birthday).  We had a nice trip and got to spend time with family including my dad's two brothers and wives.  All three brothers do not get to spend a lot of quality time together so that was nice. As I typed this I remembered that I have pictures on my phone, so 600+ pictures and 24 minutes later I have them on the laptop and ready to add!!

The boys and I on the road trip to Baton Rouge

Aunt Ethel now

Aunt Ethel "then"

Crammed into a booth at a BBQ joint,  Good thing Dennis wasn't there!! Boys at another table

On the way back we drove through LSU and saw the Tiger.  We are NOT LSU fans but having a live tiger on campus IS pretty neat!




Really??

 

In April Ryan was in South Pacific.  He did not try out or have a speaking role but was asked to join late because they needed more "men".  He was a soldier and in several group scenes and songs.  Of course he LOVED it.

Ryan far right

Ryan in middle



Ryan kneeling

Ryan (at top) with some of the cast after last show

 

May was the month of awards.  Ryan racked up at honors day bringing home about 7 certificates for all As and highest average in every core subject.  Grant ended up with As and Bs this year. 

Ryan with Gran and Grandaddy at band awards.He received awards for the most outstanding under-classman and most outstanding brass member.  He played the Baritone this year.   He loved band and attended honor bands at South Alabama and Huntington Universities this past school year.  He was also selected to the all-county honor band again this year.

Ryan getting one of many certificates at academic awards day


After awards day, we all played hooky (first time ever I think) and I whisked them off to the beach for the rest of the day. Preston had just finished his first year of college and was home so he and his friend Jordin also came with us.  We had a great day enjoying the waves, sun, shopping, ice cream and a nice dinner at Margarittaville!

We also played a spring football game at the Troy University stadium.  Grant picked up where he left off last football season and returned an interception for a touchdown!

At the all sports banquet Grant racked up the awards including the Southeast Sun Player of the year for Football.  He was named to  All State First Team Defense for the state of Alabama in 2A (our division: smaller school). He also received an outstanding defense award for football and the courage award in basketball.  This year our football team, basketball, team and baseball team all made it to the playoffs.  Basketball made it to the Elite Eight and baseball made it to the 2nd round before losing.  We had a great year for our sports teams.

On Memorial day weekend we made a fire pit and the boys cleaned off their "outfield wiffle ball fence" by making a redneck slip and slide.  They used all my dish detergent but had a fun time!

Grant at all sports awards banquet

 

 Somewhere in there, Grant and I got to go to Jacksonville State University in northern Alabama for Junior Day.  Grant was invited to attend and we got to tour the campus and all of the athletic facilities.  Grant got to try on a Jax State football jersey and we got to see the athletic dorms, Presidential Box seats, library and cafeteria where we got to eat with their friend Daniel who is going to be a long snapper this coming football season. It was a fun little trip and a nice way to spend some time with Grant.

will Grant be #11 for Jax State some day?  we'll see....

 

I finished a very busy school year as a dalmatian!  Our school shows a movie on the last day of school and this years movie was 101 Dalmatians.  Some of the teachers dressed up as dalmatians and we may do it again for this Halloween. 

Preston enjoyed his first year in college!  He played on many intramural teams and his grades were pretty good for a freshman coming from a small school to a huge college.  He is even taking a summer calculus course at a local community college this summer.  Next year he will have even more calculus and physics!! wow!

 

 

That should catch you up to June. The next posts will share our summer adventures!!