taegan's eye

this is a picture of taegan's eye taken by her friend, payton. it's oddly beautiful! she doesn't typically wear mascara to this extent, but when you get together with girlfriends..i guess it's to be expected.

nat'l jr. honor society induction!

after a long weekend of tournament games, manuel managed to squeeze in a very prestigous event. he was inducted into the national jr. honor society at harding. we are so proud of his hard work, academic dedication, and accomplishments. he was also voted as a class leader by his peers earlier this year!


manny and chase chapman
reid carlock, manuel contreras, collin anderson, and casey harford.

my parents are the best! they scooped up manny from the soccer fields after his games so he could shower and change for the ceremony. chris and i were spread thin this weekend with taegan and cooper. i couldn't raise three kids without my parents...they love manny like he's one of their own.

midsouth challenge 2012 champs!

taegan played all weekend in goal. she offered to play as goalie so our actual goalie could play in the field for this tournament. the plan worked well...they walked away with the 1st place medal!!

msfc atlanta,georgia

last weekend the girls played in a tournamemt that ended in a rainout. traveling out of town is always a lot of fun...despite unfortunate weather conditions.
warm ups
alright ladies...here we go!!
msfc beauties! amazing how gorgeous all of our players are.
waiting on dinner at genghis grill.
the girls met this boy at the hotel...oh boy, are we in trouble!

tacky day

the kids had "tacky day" today in honor of the king and queen of hearts basketball game this friday at harding. they really did look pretty hideous...even at 6:30 am.

ODP games in birmingham, alabama

both the 98 boys and 99 girls had ODP (olympic development program) regional games in birmingham this weekend. her team played and won three games: 6-1, 5-0, and 2-0. it's incredible to see such talented soccer being played at such young ages.
taegan and hannah mead
peyton mcknatt, joshua moss, and taegan. the guys play on the 98 odp team. they also play for msfc with manuel.

halftime discussion

she played centerback for all three games. she and the other centerback, erin, were the only two girls who were never "sub"ed. she was exhausted. her backline only allowed one goal all weekend. pretty amazing teamwork!

taegan and hannah doing the "irish jig" dance that seemed to be the popular footskill of the weekend. actuall quite impressive. wish i had gotten it on video.

st. dominic/st. agnes dance

the kids were invited again to the st. dominic/st. agnes dance. and again...they had a great time!! still can't believe how grown up they are.
taegan allen, katie linder, sarah price, payton selby, alana peery
taegan allen, noah sharp, sarah price, katie linder, ethan smith, payton selby, alana peery, manuel contreras
manny, noah, and ethan
my beautiful daughter!