Friday, October 23, 2009

Bailey's Volleyball Season

BAILEY WITH TWO OF HER BEST FRIENDS, SHANDON AND EMILY


This is Bailey's first year in Jr. High. Usually 6th graders don't get to play sports, but this year they let them because the 7th grade doesn't have enough kids to make up the team. She was so excited to get to play Volleyball this year and she did very well. Her and her classmates did a very good job on the court every time they got a chance to play. The 6th grade team was the 7th grade B team so when they played other schools they were actually playing against 7th graders. They won most of their games and had a great time doing it. Bailey was the setter. She had one of the hardest positions on the court. She was so nervous the first couple of games but did great every time. I am so proud of her and her friends. They will be an awesome team when they get a little older. GREAT JOB GIRLS!!!!!

BAILEY SERVING THE BALL- SHE HAD A GREAT SERVE AND GOT IT OVER THE NET MOST OF THE TIME (action shots on my camera are so blurry. Sorry!!)

BUMP, SET, SPIKE IT!!!

SERVE RECEIVE- BE READY GIRLS !!!

ALL OF THE GIRLS HAD A HARD TIME WITH THE POSITION CHANGES, BUT THEY FINALLY GOT IT.

HUDDLE TIME- HOW ARE WE GOING TO BEAT THIS TEAM COACH????

BAILEY WITH HER TEAM- CHEERING ON THE 7TH GRADE TEAM

Kids Say the Darndest Things

I am so lucky to be able to go in once a week and help in Peyton's Kindergarten class. The kids are so cute and I really enjoy my time being in the classroom helping them. A couple of weeks ago I decided to stay and eat lunch with the kids after helping them. I was sitting by Peyton eating and he got a little closer to me and patted me on the shoulder. He said, "Hey mom, do you see that guy over there?" I looked over to one of the other tables that Peyton was talking about and saw his Principal, Mr. Lamborn. I said, "Yes, I see him." He said to me, "Did you know that he is our Trenchable and he is really mean." I said, "No he's not mean, he is very nice." Peyton then said, "But mom, he is like the Trenchable on Matilda. For those of you who have seen the movie Matilda will know that it is about a school and their Principal isn't very nice. Her name is Mrs. Trenchable and she does some pretty mean things to the kids. Peyton has watched this movie a million times and knows all the bad things that happen to the kids at that school.

After I had a little laugh to myself I explained to him that his name was Mr. Lamborn and he was a principal, not a trenchable. I then explained to him that on the movie Matilda they also had a principal but her name was Mrs. Trenchable. She was a very mean lady, but not all principals are mean. And I tried to help him understand that her name was Mrs. Trenchable and not that principals are trenchables. Mr. Lamborn is a very nice man and I don't want Peyton to be scared of him. I don't know if I convinced him or not but I hope he can at least relax a little when he is around him.

Kids comes up with some of the funniest things. I would love to just get inside one of their heads for a day to see all of the funny thoughts that go on in a day.

You've got to love the little characters!!!