Spring Break

Our spring break didn’t match up with Troy’s spring break so that was not good, but we made the most of it.  Teague and I were sick for the first part of our spring break and then the latter part was spent at powerlifting and track. Troy came into town the weekend before we went back to school so he was able to attend a track meet. During the week Troy was off he was able to work to make some money, cook us dinner one night, and spend some time with his friends and Taryn. The weekend before he left we had a pickleball tournament with dinner and dessert that was really fun. It was a nice couple of weeks of spring break activities! 

Prom

Teague’s first Prom! He and the guys from D-Now cooked up a plan to ask all the girls to prom. Some as friends and some as significant others. They all had great ideas and it was neat to see how their posters all turned out. Teague asked Haleigh using her favorite drink.

Prom was a bit chilly and windy, since they chose February rather than April or May, but at least the sun was out! We started with pictures at Vintage Oaks, then the party bus took them for more pictures downtown, dinner at Casa de Brazil and then to prom. Teague said they had a great time dancing and gambling although he walked away with no winnings. After prom they watched a movie at Tavyn’s house and called it a night around 2am. 

World Mandate

Blake’s church from Puerto Rico took a trip to Waco for World Mandate! I was so excited to be able to attend with him. There were some great sessions and I left feeling like I had heard some fresh revelations. It was such a blessing to watch Blake love and worship the Lord. It has been decades of prayer, but the Lord is faithful! Before he left, we were even able to meet up with Teague and Troy, who was home for the weekend, for church on Sunday morning and lunch at Slow Rise.

Basketball

Teague decided to play JV basketball with JP for fun. He hasn’t played basketball since 7th grade, so he is learning and having fun with a new challenge athletically. 

The season was a good one and Teague enjoyed basketball more than he thought he would  it was fun watching him play, but my favorite part of the season was when another mom of a player on the team came to tell me that Teague has made such an impact on her son. He helps him in practice and encourages him on the court . I was so happy to hear Teague is not only a good athlete, but also a good teammate! 

TCASE

The annual Sped conference with the girls. We always have so much fun in the midst of learning more about the Sped world. The highlight of this year was seeing Maurice and also trying out a driverless Uber. I’m so thankful I work with ladies how love to laugh and adventure together!

Icemageddon ‘26

The weekend we were supposed to be competing in Nationals for cheer turned into a very long weekend indoors. The large amount of rain that fell right before the temps dipped below zero gave us 5 days at home…all weekend and then 3 days home from school. We did a lot of reading and cooking and game show watching and enjoying the fire. 

Troy sent pictures from Lubbock and their beautiful snow. 

It looked like Pierce liked the ice and cold temps, also! 

State and Nationals Cheer Competitions

State Competition was amazing! The kids knocked it out of the park! Both the prelims and the finals were done perfectly! Unfortunately the judges scored pretty hard and we ended up 8th. Not bad, but we felt we deserved higher. The weekend was filled with getting fancy for Cheesecake Factory, lots of practicing and even more celebrating! 

Nationals landed right on the weekend where we got ice for 2 days and freezing temps that shut down everything for 4 days. It was a sad ending to the season, but I’m glad we were all safe and warm in our own homes when the storm hit. I’m so happy we did so well at State and that performance was our final one for the year. They did great and ended the year with such wonderful memories! The team made one last appearance at the school board meeting to be recognized for 8th in the State and to receive their patches!