Rooms With a View

CHORAL BANQUET!

Some photos from Mitchell's Choral Banquet!

Vinny, Mitchell and Nick who is a Junior and helped plan the banquet.

Why are they pointing at me?

Vinny was caught with her phone at the table. Oops?

Nick, Tanner and Mitchell.

This is Andrew. Andrew is a Sophomore and one of my favorite young men in the whole world!

At the end of the banquet, we all went outside and the kids got in a circle around the seniors and sang a song. The seniors had balloons and then they let them go. It was really special.

Nick, Mitchell and Tanner. Yes, they are holding paper plates. Each class gives out Paper Plate Awards. Nick and Tanner won best dressed for their respective classes. I think Mitchell should have won. 

Andrew and Mitchell.

Today is the last day of school! I am so excited to have Vinny and Mitchell home!

Shout out to my daughter Vinny who auditioned and was selected for the Freshmen Campus Honors Orchestra! We are so proud of her.

Have a great Thursday!

A LITTLE LAXIN!

A couple of photos from the boys Lacrosse Banquet. They did not give the JV any awards which was disappointing but we had a nice time.

Mitchell with his mentor and friend Ethan!

Mitchell and our beautiful friend Lindsay. She plays on the girls varsity and her brother is a Senior on the varsity team.

Now, we have a new lacrosse league in town called the Westside League. Mitchell not only helps coach but he also referees the games. A few of his teammates were able to play in a game against a team with players who are 15.

Mitchell giving the face off a try.

Mitchell, Drew and Frank in their ref shirts and their shorts pulled up too high!

Mitchell doing a little coaching while reffing.

Blowing the whistle.

By the end of their second game, they got a little giddy and had to be together to throw their penalty flags.

Have a great Tuesday!

MR. GENEROUS

Now that Patrick is making some money, he decided to treat his brother and sister to a gift. 

First, he surprised Mitchell with new speakers for his truck!

For Vinny, he gave her $80 which is all she needed to buy something she has been saving for for 2 years....

An IPad!

She and Mitchell are both very happy and lucky to have such a great big brother.

LICENSE TO DRIVE

On April 16, Mitchell passed his restricted driver's test. That means he can drive with no more than three teens in the car and not when it is dark. In a year, he will get his full license. As soon as he and Vinny got home from school, they were off! I think Vinny was almost as excited as Mitchell.

A VERY happy young man!

Checking for seat belts.

Yes, I had a tear or two in my eyes.

And away they go! I cannot remember where they went. All that matters is that they went without a parent!

 

FANS AND SIGNING!

The boys varsity lax team's last game before going to state was against our cross town rivals Spartan High. By winning, our boys became the Upper State Champions. 

Mitchell surrounded by pretty girls!

Making the 'U' for Dorman University!

Vinny getting the crowd to cheer.

Vinny blowing her horn!

Mitchell cheering.

Me with my besties!

Vinny and friends making the 'U'

We won and the kids ran out onto the field to celebrate.

Vinny is the one with the horn and the beautiful long legs.

Mitchell hugging it out. He is in the green shirt.

That is Mitchell in the air!

A couple of days later, we went to Dorman to see a couple of friends sign their letters of intent to play Lacrosse in college.

Vinny and Lexie. Lexie plays center on varsity and is 5'11 1/2''. She has been a mentor to Vinny. She will be playing at Newbury College in the fall.

Mitchell with Ethan. Ethan is one of the leading scorers in the nation! He has been such an amazing mentor and friend to Mitchell. In fact, everyone calls Mitchell Jr. as in Ethan Jr. That is why he named his new truck Jr. Ethan will be playing at Catawba College in the fall.

Tomorrow, state photos!

MORE HONORS!

Mitchell was honored again this year by our local school board for his participation in State Honor Choir and ACDA Southern Region Honor Choir.

Receiving his medal and certificate from a school board member and the Superintendent.

Mitchell, Tanner and Hannah with the Dorman Freshmen Campus Principle, Mark Smith. Not the best photo of Mitchell.

We added Steven Pitts in this photo. These are the four students who were at ACDA. Not the best photo of Mark Smith.

Best buddies laughing with their certificates upside down.

Still upside down.

Finally got them right side up.

Mitchell and his Choir teacher, Miss Jurek.

Tanner, Mitchell and Vinny.

Happy Wednesday!

MITCHELL'S LAST GAME

Mitchell's last game of the season was off to a late start due to Vinny's game starting an hour late. Our school's stadium has a lightening detection system that goes off if lightening is within 12 miles. The alarm resets every 10 minutes and once there is an all clear, a different alarm goes off. Now, for some photos.

Down the hill! Mitchell is in the white jersey in the front.

Minutes into the second quarter, the alarms went off again. The boys have been instructed to sprint, not jog or walk back up the hill to the safety of the locker room.

The sirens did not go off for over 20 minutes so the game was called. As you can see, we were ahead which means we WON!

It was a great season! Mitchell's first summer tournament is the first week of June. I cannot wait.

DORMAN VS HILLCREST!

Not one of Dorman's best games but the pictures are great!

Score!

My second favorite photo of the year!

Happy Thursday!

I LOVE ME A GOOD SURPRISE!

The deal we made with Mitchell was that he would drive the PT Cruiser when we did not need it and when he turned 18, we would buy him a truck. He was game for that. So, on a Saturday a few weeks ago, I asked Mitchell and Vinny to come out to help me clean out the van. Suddenly, a beautiful black truck pulled into the driveway...

This was Mitchell's reaction when Mitchell realized that his dad was driving this cute truck.

This is Mitchell's shocked face.

All thumbs up but still in shock.

Checking out the engine.

Getting the keys.

Putting on a Southern Tide sticker.

Off for a spin around the neighborhood!

Have a great Wednesday!

CROSS-TOWN RIVALS!

A few weeks ago, our varsity boys Lacrosse team played the Vikings from Spartanburg High School. Both our teams are four years old. Spartan High won the first two games and then we won last year. We played at Spartan High and they were ranked number 1 and have the nations number 1 player. Well, we WON!!!! Also, the game was a fundraiser for the Head Strong foundation. The foundation's color is lime green so you will see a lot of that color at the game!

Some of the JV team painted up! Mitchell is the A in Dorman. The guy at the end is the exclamation point.

The green shirts were part of the fundraiser.

Vinny and her teammate. The kids had green and blue scalps for two weeks!

Vinny and Kristen who is on the girls varsity team. Notice Vinny's blue legs.

They looked a little like smurfs or a person from Avatar.

Can you see the score? 11-5!

Happy Tuesday!