Smith Family

Audrey had her first orchestra concert this year and did awesome! I'm impressed how much she has advanced since school has started. She loves her orchestra teacher and class. 

I wish there was so much more I could do to celebrate and let Elliott know how much we love him. We decorated the door and put birthday cards for him along with some of his favorite treats out after he had fallen asleep so he was surprised in the morning. That night he chose Torchy's to eat at. It was the kids first time and they loved it! They really do have the best queso! He works so unbelievably hard for our family. Out of all the asylum officers he was the only one who received a 5 star rating based off his interviews and performance this past year. Getting married young comes with some challenges but I feel lucky that I get to be the one to support and love this guy. I get a front row seat watching him grow into the man he has become. We love you so much!  I asked for a picture and instead he gave us a series to enjoy!

Look at this cute little girl! Brandon wasn't too concerned with dressing up for Spirit Week but Melanie is all about it. We scrounged this up about 15 min before school and thought it was as good as it was gonna get for decades day!

I try and eat lunch with the kids whenever I'm at the school volunteering. They especially like it when I get a Little Cesar's pizza to share with friends! I like meeting their school friends and seeing how they interact and get caught up on how things are going. Both of them have found some good friends. I wish middle school had more volunteer opportunities so I could meet Audrey for lunch, I'm gonna need to surprise her and take her out sometime.

Audrey loved having her friends come over. We went to the store to get a cake mix so they could bake a cake. Since their names are Deena, Natalia and Audrey they decided they were DNA. It makes me so happy that she has found some good friends here.

For the past few years I legitimately couldn't remember how old I was and would have to do the math every time. I'm thinking 35 is a solid easy number to remember and I think it's gonna be a good year! This is what 35 looks like! This week started off crazy. Monday was chill, but Tuesday was when the madness started.  I somehow managed to get put in charge of Box Tops at the elementary school and was invited to a meeting along with all the surrounding schools to hear a presentation from headquarters. They are switching the program from cutting out clips on boxes to scanning receipts and it was interesting to hear why they are switching it up and upcoming changes to the program. Houston is roughly a 30 min drive with no traffic but it took a solid hour to get there by 9:00am. By the time I got home I had enough time to eat and pick up kids from school! Once we got home it was off to Activity Days and Scouts. Wednesday I had to attend the PTO board meeting to repo...