Rock Band and 18th Birthday Celebration

 Happy 18th birthday Mackenzie!  Today you become an "adult".  We love you and are so proud of the things you have accomplished in your life so far and look forward to watching you grow as you go to college and live on your own for the first time!

Mackenzie has been taking a commercial music class at her high school.  The class is broken up into mini bands in which each month those in the group have to learn a new song based on a given theme. They can pick the song, but it needs to fall into the theme.  Mackenzie LOVES this class as she LOVES music!  She learned how to play the bass and she also performed some vocals.  The teacher chose the two best bands in their class to perform for the entire school during lunch.  Mackenzie's group was picked and their performance date was 2/12/14.....her birthday!!  She was so excited.  I was excited she wanted me to come and watch.

I WAS AMAZED!!! 

 They were so good!  They performed Baracuda, I'm Just a Girl and Tightrope.

The band: Brett, Mackenzie, Cassie and Tyler

SJHHS Winter Formal 2014

The girls High School Winter Formal this year was girl ask guy.  So my girls had fun coming up with clever ways to ask the boy of their choice to the formal!  Mackenzie asked a boy from school named Kyle. They have been friends for a few years and she knew she would have a fun time!  The theme was Great Gatspy so Mackenzie decided to dress the theme. Her group met down at Dana Point Harbor for pictures then took a party bus to the venue in Anaheim.

Mackenzie and her good friend Maddie

 Madalyn asked a boy she has known since she was 7 years old.  His name is Garrett and they had fun together.  There are a lot of boys and girls her age at church and school so they had a group of about 40 kids who all met at a field in Ladera for pictures, had dinner at the Lewis' home and then took a party bus to the dance.  After the dance the Lewis' hosted a dessert bar also.  It was a great night!

Mission Viejo Winter Formal

Mackenzie and Stephen Facer went to his formal for Mission Viejo High School together.  They had a lot of fun!  Looking at these pictures they look more like siblings that "friends".  We are lucky there are good gentlemen out there who respect our daughters!

The Heat Basketball

Trevor played another season of basketball.  He was on the Miami Heat.  He had a good season.

BYUI here she comes....

Mackenzie took a few college tours last year and she decided she really wanted to attend Brigham Young University Idaho campus.  She applied during early registration and turned in all her essays, transcripts and applications by December 1st.  She was so happy when she got her acceptance letter!  She was even more excited to find out she got the fall/winter track she requested!  Congratulations Mackenzie!  Great things await you at college!!  We know you will do great (even though we are going to miss you)!

Happy 10th Birthday Meredith!!

This was a non-party year for Meredith.  Instead she invited one of her favorite friends Izzy to go to Farrell's with us and have a sleep over.  

 Ten things about Meredith:

1.  She loves to cook

2.  She loves to jump on the trampoline

3.  She loves to spend time with her mom

4.  She loves dance team

5.  She sleeps with three blankets ( 2 for her ears and one for the top of her)

6.  She is a good friend

7.  She serves as the Activity Director on ASB

8.  She loves little kids

9.  She burps...loud :)!

10.  She loves her family

 We also had a family birthday dinner/celebration to honor the January birthdays in the family.  Meredith loves to spend time with the family so she was happy to have everyone over!

 Our January birthday babies....

Rose Parade 2014

We took the early morning trek up to Pasadena to see the floats in the Rose Parade before the parade started.  We did this last year and the kids were not thrilled about getting up early, but ended up having a great time!  The kids all wanted to go back again this year.  We had a good time again, but we all agree that this should be an every other year tradition.  As we are all getting older and appreciating our sleep more getting up early after a late night wiped us out for the rest of the day!