February

 February kicked off with the big event I've been working on with the PTO at CIenega for the last several months, the Bowling Tournament. It was a bit of a pain to plan--really it was not bad to plan, but we felt the pressure of the Admin's goal to raise $20,000+ for uniforms, and we weren't going to hit that mark no matter what we did. Once I let go of that pressure, it actually wasn't so bad. I was glad when the day arrived and we were able to get everyone checked in and started bowling, then it was easy from there. We had a great team of volunteers and helpers to make it all run smoothly.

Because the money was supposed to go for band and football uniforms, we got a band team (and a half) together to bowl. It actually was a lot of fun, and I was a little bummed to miss out on the cool shirts. But at least I got to hang out with my band buddies. 

Megan has moved on from crocheting super cute creatures, to crocheting fashion pieces. This shirt is so impressive, and super cute.

She also made a vest and a do-rag. She's got a whole list of things that she wants to make.

Most of Annie's free time in February has been spent building her physics marble track. They made it super cute and did a great job (and used a TON of tape), but they are so over this project. (In fact they got together over spring break to burn it in a bonfire.)

Megan is a baby whisperer--at church she often has little kids hanging around her, and she's so good at keeping them entertained.

Besides running after kids at church, Megan also ran a lot doing basketball during the 3rd quarter. She picked it up really quickly and was put on the B team this year, since not a lot of students tried out, which means that she was playing games against teams with mostly 7th graders on it, and often 8th graders as well. Though they did not have a great record, they did improve a ton from their first game to the end of the season. With a little more shooting practice they could be really good next year. 

At the end of the season banquet Megan was recognized as the defensive player of the year on her team!