Way To Go Abby!

Our niece Abby received the "Student of the Year" award for her school. It's an award that recognizes students that are a great asset to the school. We are so proud of her! She is such a great example to her friends, her family, and everyone she comes in contact with, including us. We are so glad we could be there to help her celebrate her special accomplishment.

WE LOVE YOU ABBY!!

American Girl

While we were in Texas, all the girls went to the American Girl store. It was SO much fun!! I always wanted an American Girl when I was little, but was never lucky enough, so I think it's fun to be in the store and take it all in. If you haven't been in their store, you need to check it out. It's incredible how much stuff they have for dolls. It's a girl's paradise!!

We ate dinner at the Bistro there. It was actually pretty good food. We celebrated all of the girl's birthdays there. They brought them the cutest cake. I do have to say that the best thing was seeing the girl's faces as we walked through the store. It was great!!


Savannah, Kennedy, Summer, Kenzie, Carrie, and Grandma Nan in front of American Girl
All the girls with their dolls.
Savannah looking at the books.
The girls blowing out the candles on their cake.

Texas

I feel like I'm playing catch up.

Back in March Steve and I went to Texas for the baptism of our niece Kennedy. It was a great weekend and we are so proud of Kennedy for the decision she made to be baptized. A few of Steve's siblings were there too, and it was great to be able to spend time with them and their families. We had a great weekend and a lot of fun!! Thanks to everyone who made the party happen!!

Summer and Steve, relaxing after a long day!!

Whitney, Kennedy, and Steve at Kennedy's baptism.

Savannah and Steve
Carrie, Savannah, Kennedy, Summer and Kenzie

CLEMSON BOUND!!

A couple months ago Steve received a phone call from Clemson University for acceptance into the Master's of Real Estate Development Program. Clemson is where he really wanted to go and when the phone rang with area code "864" on it the little boy came out in him again... (although he always seems like a little boy). A couple days later, he received the official acceptance letter in the mail. We are now in the process of planning to make the move to SOUTH CAROLINA where we'll be for the next two years!! Here are a couple pics:

We are totally excited, a little overwhelmed, but are anxious to pursue our opportunities at Clemson. We are really sad to say goodbye for now to our family and friends here. Steve has already converted to Clemson Football and Clemson Athletics! I'm excited to be back in the South where I grew up for the first 14 years of my life. It will definitely be a hard goodbye, and for those of you that know me you know I'm not good with goodbyes, but we're looking forward to the experience. We are also excited to be closer to other members of our families where we hope to see them more often. We hope to return to California one day of course!! We hope all of you will come visit and enjoy South Carolina!!

GO ON... BE A TIGER!!

TRYTHALL MADNESS '08 RESULTS

The Challengers

Rank Player Total PCT
1 Commissioner Steve 1100 88.6
2 Dark Rie Scotty 1050 82.3
3 Under Armour Stevie 1000 76.2
4 Bailey 1 (John John) 970 71.1
5 Mr. Nick 960 69.5
6 Papa Frank 870 52.6
7 Tommy Boy 790 36.2
8 Trythall 1 (Billy Boy) 670 16.5
9 Jakey Poo 670 16.5
10 Grandma Nan 620 11.2
11 Big Bob 580 8.1
12 The Feef (Kelly) 520 4.7
13 Big Mac (Mackenzie) 470 2.9

The "0-64" Group

Rank by Age The No-Shows Total PCT

1 BJ (Jules) 0 0

2 Somewhere Down in Texas Dan 0 0

3 Callin' Baton Rouge Weezy (Amy) 0 0

4 "No Snow in Denver" (Becky) 0 0

5 Tara... "proud to be blue" 0 0

6 Whitty Whit 0 0

7 Kit Kat Kennedy 0 0

8 Care Bear Carrie 0 0

9 Smart Alec 0 0

10 Sum' Sum' (Summer) 0 0

11 Vannah Banana (Savannah) 0 0

12 "I don't like that kind of train..." (Brett) 0 0

13 Meggy Megs 0 0

14 Riah Mariah 0 0

15 We Are Mathew 0 0

16 Bubba Lins (Lindsey) 0 0

17 Sarah Sarah Bo Barah 0 0

Honorable '08 Mention

Rank Coming soon to a family near you... Total PCT

1 Colorado Born N/A

2 Texan Born N/A

3 Cali Born N/A

4 Carolina Born... we think? N/A