WLE Most Beautiful

The Howells had a great day! Mallory was chosen Most Beautiful and her classmate Branson was Most Handsome! Woohoo ;~)

WLE 2nd grade Beauty Review

This afternoon, Mallory was chosen as West Lauderdale Elementary 2nd grade Most Beautiful! Her lucky number was 18! We were so excited when they called her number/name! We're proud of our baby!

"Snake Charmer" guitar designed by Mackenzie

Mackenzie's guitar design for Peavey's won 1st place today! We are so proud of her! Her tie dyed design is called "snake charmer". She won a Peavey guitar and amp. Now, she has to learn to play it! Hope Uncle Rob and Harrison can teach her!

Jamfest Nationals cheer competition

Mallory's cheer squad did great in Mobile! She is pictured as a base in middle pyramid and with her friends Katie, Brooke and Makenzie. Also pictured is Mackenzie and Hallie (future cheerleader!) We enjoyed visiting with the Downings while in Mobile.

Disney trip 2009

Mt. Everest at Animal Kingdom is the #1 "must see" at Disney World. It was the scariest roller coaster ride I've ever been on! One time is enough for me. In the picture they're showing how many times they rode it!! River raft ride was fun...the dads and kids rode it over and over and over. They had fun but got SOAKED! Mackenzie and Mallory's "must have" at Disney was to get their hair wrapped. $2 per inch!! The last day was warm and sunny (upper 70s)...perfect for a swim.

Disney Trip

Here are pictures taken at Magic Kingdom, with Buzz and Woody at Disney's Hollywood Studios (the Toy Story ride was fun!), Hallie enjoying music during the parade and view of Pop Century.

Disney World trip

The Howells, Downings and Santiagos went down to sunny Florida to see Mickey Mouse and friends. We had a fun time at Disney World. There is so much to see and do at the 4 parks. Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios. We also went to Downtown Disney where we had a great dinner at Rainforest Cafe. It was nice staying at the Pop Century resort...heated pools, food court, arcade, Disney store, and bus transportation. I took tons of pictures (over 200) so I picked a few to post. Enjoy!

SSA Frostbite Challenge DII

MYSO Boomers did great in Starkville! SSA picked the perfect name for the tournament...it was the coldest Saturday ever! The Boomers were finalists with a record of 4-1 for the two day tournament.

SSA Frostbite Challenge

Mallory's team, the MYSO Mystics, played well in Starkville. They played 2 girls teams and 2 boys teams in one day...a lot for 7 & 8 year olds! It was a freezing cold day (rainy at times too!) but the girls bundled up and played tough.

Deep South Cheer competition

EMC competed at the Deep South Cheer competition in Jackson, MS Jan. 10th & 11th. Mallory's squad did a great job. All 3 squads from EMC placed at the competition. Way to go girls!

Fil-Am Christmas party

Last Saturday we enjoyed dinner and dancing at the Filipino-American Christmas party. Harrison lead his mom in a waltz. He's learned a lot from his ballroom dancing class. The kids joined in a few games. See how large Hayden and Mackenzie's paper is? Both partners had to have their feet on the paper in the beginning and by the end of the game there was just enough space for one partner's feet. See how small Harrison and Mallory's paper is? They won! Lolo leads the men in a "Stayin' Alive" routine. May, Hallie, Mallory and Ashley join in the electric slide. It was a fun night!

Cute cousins...

The Downings came up for a visit Dec 26-29th. Billy, Rob, Harrison and Mackenzie went duck hunting a couple mornings. Hayden and Mallory joined them when they shot clays while May and I went shopping. Lolo and Lola enjoyed playing with Hallie. She's such a cutie!! We had fun shooting fire works too. Next time we get together it will be for our trip to Disney World...just 3 more weeks!!