Last weekend Ella went to her last Atascocita high school Homecoming. She went with a big group of her friends and had a great time. They went and took pictures, then went to dinner at Nara Thai, then to the dance, then to the Wharton's house for a pool party.
Ella and Cavin had their first concerts. Ella had a choir concert and they both had an orchestra concert.
Last week Ragnar turned 46!! We went with some friends to do a pickle ball and pizza night as couples and had a lot of fun. His actual birthday was low key as it was a Monday, but we went to Salt Grass for lunch together and tried to celebrate. He got a high fever that night and didn't feel well, so not much fun for a birthday!
The much anticipated soccer season for Deacon has begun. This is the first year in a long time where just Deacon is playing in the Heatwave organization. Ragnar is coaching his team and he is so excited. They are the Teal Titans. He has moved up and is now playing U12, so he has to step it up! A little more than half of the players on his team he has been with for 4 years, but instead of Wes coaching, Ragnar has taken over. They are 4 games into the season now and have already won each game by a good margin. Last week Deacon scored 4 of the 5 goals and had a great game. He has a lot of skill, but he sometimes lacks aggression. Since the kids he plays against are 3 years older, sometimes he gets intimidated and doesn't run and fight for the ball as aggressively as he could, but he is a great player, continues to improve and we love to watch him play!
About a week ago I saw that Pentatonix was coming to Houston and last minute decided to buy tickets. Normally I would find reasons not to go...it was late...on a school night...outside in the heat...etc. I knew Ella and Channing really like them and decided to ask a few friends to join and we made it happen! We are running out of time with Ella and I want to make as many memories as I can! They played at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and it actually wasn't too bad with the heat!
I was thrilled a few weeks ago when Channing told me that she had decided to try running Cross Country at school. She didn't make the volleyball team as they were all required to try out and she didn't want to wait in off season until soccer started at the school, so she joined the Cross Country team! I was so happy that she was willing to try it! I just love running so much and was glad she wanted to share and at least experience a little piece of my world.
Ella has always loved music. Her endorsement in high school is a fine arts endorsement, so many of her credits are tailored for that. She decided to rejoin orchestra this summer. She had decided at the end of last school year to focus on just Varsity choir her senior year, but then when a new orchestra director was hired, she felt like she really needed to finish out her school years in orchestra and rejoined. She was placed in the highest orchestra, Chamber, and has been a little worried about how to manage both, but has done well so far. I love her passion for music and her time and talent she puts into it.
