.expect a miracle.

Tonight I got to meet

Abigail Grace Jevne

She was born on
September 10, 2011 (9/10/11), 7lbs, 19 1/4 inches long.

Seriously, how sweet is she?!

I’m so so happy for her mom & dad – Megan and Chris. They waited a long time for this princess! They have such a neat story about their journey to becoming parents. I hope Abigail always knows how much she was wanted and how so many people prayed for her arrival.

 

There is just nothing like holding a brand new baby. So tiny, so fresh from God…

I took this quilt to her. I think it will go with her shabby chic room perfectly!

.fall festival and quilt show.

This morning, we met the Johnson fam for the parade.

Kamryn was looking super cute in her little WSU cheerleader outfit!

Kamryn & Auntie Ang (here from Geneva!)

 

The Coug family!

    

Some of the kids from CBJLS: Taylor, Emalee, and Emma

 

 

Parade watchers!
We’re smiling, but really we’re slowly melting – it was soooo hot!

 

Melissa and the Swiss

Marc Sawyer riding his Dad’s bike!

 

The CHS band and alumni marching under the direction of Mr. Kitson – again!

 

Kamryn with Uncle Dave and Auntie Ang

 

Kamryn was loving the Mexican Dancing Horses – she was dancing right along with them!

   

We went up to the Art Show after the parade. I entered 3 quilts in the quilt portion of the Art Show.

I was surprised to see a blue ribbon on one of them! How exciting!

   

 

These are the other two that I entered.

This is Melissa Kelly’s quilt for her baby girl that is due to arrive next month. I think it’s adorable!!

 

Kamryn got a ride with Jim Johnson on his walker when we went to pick my quilts up. She did not want to get off!

  

 

It was a nice day with friends – vegging in the AC with Taco Truck for lunch. Can’t get any better!

.chs football @ Chelan.

Yesterday, we made the long long trip to Chelan for the football game. We left school at 2:30pm and got home at 1:30am. We were about half way between Othello and Moses Lake when Melissa finally realized where we were going! “Chelan…as in Lake Chelan? Stop the car. Let me out! I don’t want to go all the way to CHELAN!” Exactly – which is why I’d been dreading the trip since I saw the schedule last spring!

We got there and I checked the weather – really?! 95 degrees at 6:45pm? As we drove by the lake, people were boating, kayaking, and swimming – that would’ve been much more enjoyable!

The two teams of cheerleaders meeting…

 

Our team for the night:
Carly, Sommer, Madison, Kayla
Allyson and Selena

 

Not a very exciting game. CHS won, 35-0. 

.busy week wrap up.

I survived the first week of school – schedule changes, meetings, new students, and cheer practice. Thank goodness for this 3-day weekend to catch up on sleep and have some down time before gearing up for another busy week.

School pictures were on Thursday – can’t believe this is my 6th year at CHS! WOW!

Kamryn and Beth came over before the football game on Friday. Kamryn is just cracking us up! Melissa taught her to make this face and she was making herself laugh while making this silly face. So cute!

 

On Saturday, I got to spend some time in the craft room and got a good 3 hour nap in. It was one of those days that just felt great to stay home. I am looking forward to spending more quality time in the craft room today!

Yesterday, Mom & I went to the Tri-Cities in the afternoon to run some errands. Ronda was in town for the weekend, so we got to have dinner with her, Kara, Desi, and Angie. It was so good to see Ronda and catch up a little bit. I hadn’t seen her since last summer when she & the kids got to spend some time at Priest Lake with us.

 

Crossing my fingers that she gets to come back in February for the Craft Retreat!

.first football game!.

Last night was the first football game of the year vs. Othello. For as long as I can remember, first game has been against Othello – it’s a great way to kick off the season!

We had a Pep Assembly at school yesterday where the cheerleaders performed their cheer/dance combo again.

They did a great job!

 

Sommer got picked to participate in a class competition, in which she WON! She wanted to make sure I blogged it. :) I didn’t get a picture of her victory arms at the end, unfortunately.

 

For the game, we just had five girls eligible to cheer and just four that could stunt, but they had a great debut!

 

 

 

 

Here’s our football girls:
Back Row: Carly, Allyson, Sommer, Kayla, Kirston
Front Row: Vanessa, Madison, Selena

 

I love football games – the fresh air, seeing friends, and cheering on one of the best teams in the state!

 

 

It was a pretty exciting game that ended with a score of Connell, 20 – Othello, 15.
YEAH! Way to kick off the season the RIGHT way, boys!

Next week – we travel to Chelan. I’ve been dreading the drive to this one since I first saw the schedule last spring. :(

.eagles nest bbq.

Tonight was the annual Eagles Nest BBQ to kick off school and the fall sports seasons. It’s a fun opportunity to see people after the summer.

Look at this little cheerleader that came for the party!

 

Our combined teams of football and basketball cheerleaders performed a cheer/dance combo. They did awesome! 

We didn’t get to do the stunt combo like we’d originally planned. The timing for practicing as a whole group just isn’t there between fair, other sport commitments, and crazy schedules before school starts.

No matter – I think the routine was great without it!

         

The girls are going to perform this routine tomorrow at the Pep Assembly.

Can’t wait for the first game tomorrow night vs. Othello! Here we go!

.melissa’s turns…27!.

Today Melissa turned 27 years old!!

The cheerleaders gave Melissa a fistful of nail polish and they did a little Cupid Shuffle dancing to wrap up practice.

We had our family and some friends over for dinner tonight. We attempted to make pulled pork sandwiches for the first time – Melissa’s favorite!

My Dad got her this ice cream cake from Dairy Queen…I’m not sure what was so funny! My Mom said it was probably the first time my Dad has ever bought Melissa a birthday cake…and I teased him that it was a good thing it wasn’t for me since he doesn’t know how to spell my name correctly! (He sent me a text a few months ago beginning with “Marci…” Seriously?!)

  

I got her a Keurig for her new classroom – I think she loves it!

 

Kamryn was the star of the show! She just keeps getting cuter and cuter and so much fun!

She gives Eskimo kisses…

 

and Melissa is teaching her to make faces!

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Mom kept saying, “Melissa KOCH!!” (as in “Melissa Koch! Knock that off! Stop teaching her bad things!”)

 

Melissa wanted pictures with the family…(since I’ve gotten a new camera I’ve turned into her personal photographer! Just joking, Melissa!)

   

Karlye and I made this Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip that Melissa & I had seen on Pinterest. It didn’t turn out as great as it sounds, but it’s still pretty good. Amber was lovin’ it… :)

     

Happy Birthday Melissa. I hope this year brings you the most happiness and the best health yet – and that you felt loved and celebrated today!