Monthly Archives: May 2005
Little Sister Graduation [Archives]
The last Friday in May 2005, Speed, Emma, and I headed down to Houston for my sister Abby’s high school graduation. Not sure what Madysen was doing–probably something soccer-y, but Layla had a dress rehearsal for her big recital the … Continue reading
Ballet Portraits: Layla’s Recital Prep [Archives]
A week before her big Le Can Can recital, Layla had ballet portraits taken. I don’t have much else to add. Of course, being a lover of the camera, she posed for a couple of shots at home before heading … Continue reading
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Friends But No Longer Teammates [Archives]
Madysen played her last club game for Solar 94 by mid May 2005, but that didn’t prevent her from spending a day shortly thereafter with teammate Dibrell at Six Flags. Since they are packing 1911s, I guess they are 1920s … Continue reading
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Emma Takes A Picture–Sort of [Archives]
Currently, Emma is amazed by the telephone. As previously discussed, she constantly used the phone to call other hotel rooms while we were in Santa Fe. And at home, she constantly uses the house phone’s intercom feature rather than talking … Continue reading
Cowtown Classic 2005 Champions [Archives]
Back in May 2005, just a week after winning the prestigious (ha!) Spurs 4v4 tournament, Madysen played in the Cowtown Classic Tournament in Fort Worth with her then-current team Solar 94. I had an work emergency spring up on Friday … Continue reading
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Holding, Still Holding: Gymnastics [Archives]
Emma really loves gymnastics–even though she did dance this past year. Here she is doing her parallel bar and uneven bar routines. I love that she has about a dozen stamps on her legs for good gymnastics deeds. The video: … Continue reading
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Layla In Kindergarten [Archives]
Here are a few various photos of Layla in kindergarten. In the spring, they took a field trip to the Dallas Zoo. Some time shortly after that, they had an end of the year concert/program. Holly was in the classroom … Continue reading
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Emma’s First Preschool Program [Archives]
I am a sucker for pictures of the kids in the 3-5 years old range. To wit, here are Emma’s preschool program from May 2005. She is cute, especially when she shies away from speaking into the microphone. Sadly, no … Continue reading
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Spurs 4v4 2005 [Archives]
In May 2005, Madysen played in another Spurs 4v4 tournament, as she did in 2004, though this time with another team). This time her Solar team was divided into Red and White teams. Madysen’s Red team: I have no recollection … Continue reading
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Second Clarinet Performance Stills [Archives]
We’ve already seen/heard from Madysen’s first performance in the 6th Grade Rice Band. Fast forward six months later to May 2005 and her second performance. Since I have no video, I guess we’ll have to assume that she, and the … Continue reading
