My favorite things

Most of Jackson's accomplishments come pretty easy to him.  He always gives 100%, but he's also just got so much God-given talent in that tall, skinny body of his!  We are usually celebrating his athletic victories, but a few weeks ago, we were invited to school for academics.

Jackson was inducted into the National Elementary Honor Society along with three of his friends.  In order to be considered, these kids have to have an average of 95 or above, and get two recommendations from adults.

He has handled the transition from elementary school to middle school extremely well.  He takes care of his homework on his own and studies for his tests when it's called for.  So far, so good!

Baby sister is also working on getting smarter.  Her pre-school celebrated the 100th day of school and made cute shirts and hats for the occasion.

She's working on reading and math, but she's already got the personality of a super star.
Cameron loves the stage, being dressed up and even has the toe pop!

She's not afraid to share the spotlight, though, and can easily play the drums as well. 
Playdates like this are made for Miss Cami.

She had her 5 year check-up and Dr. Betty confirmed my thoughts.  She's tall, but proportional, in the 90th percentile for both, and incredibly intelligent.  Her pediatrician highly recommends that we have her tested for skipping Kindergarten and going straight to 1st grade.  While we appreciate the acknowledgment that she is so smart, we wouldn't want her to miss out on all the fun that Kinder offers.

It had been a while since we've been able to watch Maddie play soccer.  A few weeks ago both she and Lila played in the same tournament, though, and we were able to catch lots of games.

We loved cheering for Madison.  For the first time, her coach moved her to forward, and she scored three goals the first game!  Yes!  There were smiles all around on our sidelines, with the cutest little baby girl there to support Maddie.  

Madison's team ended up winning the '08 division in the Winter Cup!  Go Texas Spirit!

Lila's team played well, too, but lost in the championship game that night.  We are so thrilled for Lila and cannot wait to watch her dominate, especially since she's playing against her own age now.  She's a force to be reckoned with on that field!

And Lila isn't only good at athletics...her artwork was chosen as one of 150 pieces to be featured at the Plano ISD Art Show.  They chose artwork from all the grades, Kinder - 12th, and only 3 kids made it from her school!

Such a well-rounded girl.  She's super smart, athletic, and good at art!  Way to go, Lila Grace!