Welcome to Summer, Savannah!

 Although Preston is still in school for a few more days, this girl has officially finished half of high school!  I picked her up after her exam this morning and she was quite the happy camper.  Where did the time go?!?  Now let the craziness of June begin . . . 

Preston's NJHS Induction

I am SO proud of this kid!  I'm not going to lie, it was a battle getting him to apply and write the essay for NJHS, but he did a great job.  There were several components including service, scholarship (verified grades), essay, and extracurricular stuff but he did it!  Not only did he get in, but they asked him to do one of the speaking parts for the ceremony (the only 6th grader asked to help).  It was quite the honor!  We were both a little nervous about the scripted speech because it has the long-dreaded "world" word in it, but he said it perfectly!  All those years of speech therapy paid off. :)  So tonight I was one proud mama of my little peanut.

Just as a side note so I can always remember . . . he threw a FIT about having a speaking part.  I was on the phone when he came home from school with the news and he was literally screaming about how he didn't want to do it.  Savannah was like "well why didn't you just say no thanks?" which made him even madder "WHAT?  I didn't know that was an option?"  LOL  It all worked out in the end, but for two days all he did was complain that he had to be part of the ceremony!

 

Memorial Day

After all of the soccer tryout drama and end-of-year madness, we were all due for some pool time!  We arrived at the pool and found out that it was at capacity so we had to wait 25 minutes to get in, but it was nice to chill and relax a bit once we finally made it inside!  The kids loved racing on the water slides and I enjoyed watching.  We went home and had yummy BBQ, homemade mac and cheese, corn, and rolls for dinner!!  

Preston's Last Band Concert

Today was Preston's last band concert. ;(  Actually, it's only his second one, but he decided not to play in the band again next year so he could take more electives . . and honestly I think mostly because he can't bike to school carrying a big trumpet.  It was a good but VERY SHORT concert.  It is a bit sad knowing he will not continue playing, but I'm pretty sure since he didn't practice at home any this year that it is not a passion of his.

After the concert, he ripped off his dress pants and has his soccer uniform on ready to race to soccer tryouts . . never a dull moment!

1st Charlotte FC Game

 

One of Preston's gifts from the boys' retreat was a night at a Charlotte FC game.  They had wonderful seats, which included concessions too. :) He and Dave had a fabulous time (once they found parking) and Savannah and I enjoyed our time at home!

Mother's Day

 

Today was a fun, low-key day!  Savannah made my favorite dessert, fruit pizza, with the assistance of Preston and Dave had flowers.  My one request was a family walk on the greenway, which was quite chilly but fun to do together.  We picked up Dominos on the way home and enjoyed our day together!

Another Weekend of Soccer

This weekend we had another out of town soccer tournament . . . and this was no small event.  We had to travel to Greenville, NC but thankfully the first game on Saturday wasn't until noon so we were able to drive up that morning.  This made Savannah super happy as she was still able to attend the 10th grade Sunday school cookout Friday night!

The boys played super hard but didn't come out as well as last weekend.  Nevertheless, it was still a fun weekend and they enjoyed the team dinner on Saturday!

We made the long drive back to Charlotte on Sunday afternoon through some storms and are ready to head into the end of the school year with soccer officially wrapped up!