Just call him "Sergeant Mig"

On Memorial Day Monday Mig got his biggest CAP promotion yet!

First he got a certificate for participating in the NASA Eclipse mission.

He was then promoted to Cadet Staff Sergeant earning him the Wright Brothers achievement award. This award is presented to cadets who excel in four areas of cadet life: leadership, aerospace, fitness, and character. He had to pass a challenging closed-book exam testing his leadership knowledge and drill and ceremony proficiency. He had to do a review board interview and run a mile in just over 9 1/2 minutes. 

We are so proud of the hard work and dedication he showed to get this award!!

 

Brace Free Mig!!!

Mig has been in braces for 18 months and on May 14th he finally got them removed!

Before braces:

Once the braces were on:

After 18 months of braces:

 

What a great smile!!!

The Last Day of Homeschool 2023-2024

Our last day of Homeschool for this school year was May 23, 2024.

But Selah finished her final year of Worldview on May 8th.

This is her class year 1:

Year 2:

And Year 3:

We started our last day of school with pictures!

Faith completed 6th grade:

Mig completed middle school and is moving on to high school!!

Selah completed her junior year! Next year she will be a senior!!

The following afternoon they presented their end of year projects to their dad.

Faith presented a book report on My Side of the Mountain complete with a t-shirt visual aid. 

Mig did a research report on the F-22 fighter jet.

Selah did a physics experiment and write-up on the importance of Impulse.

Gabe presented a project on Why Government Matters using Parks and Rec clips and references. 

Their group project this year was on the Total Solar Eclipse.

Byron presented their promotion certificates:

Then we celebrated the end of another successful school year with pizza and Swiss rolls! 

Happy Summer!!

 

Selah's Junior Prom

The Texas Homeschool Christian Prom was on April 26th. It was Selah's first time to go to the big prom. 

She did not have a date and so she asked me to take her pictures with Hooty! 

Isn't her dress gorgeous?!?

The pictures do not fully capture the beautiful sparkles!

She looked like a princess straight out of a Fairy Tale!

In fact, the prom theme was Happily Ever After this year!

This is her friend, Nina.

And Allie

Her table mates

The Dublin sodas are always a big hit at prom.

At the Texas Homeschool Christian Prom there are always actors that are stationed throughout the prom in staged areas for photo ops. 

Here is the Mary Poppins set:

AND this year I was one of the actors on set! I had a blast being Alice in Wonderland all night!!

I had hundreds of fun tea parties with the most beautifully dressed guests!

Do you recognize the Hatter? He played Doc Brown in Gabe's first prom!! Below is a picture of us in the DeLorean!

We had THE BEST time together this year!!

We even got our own tea party!

I did all kinds of fun things that night like falling through the rabbit hole.

Becoming a giant (and completely ruining Mr. Rabbit's house)

Taking to flowers

And I got to keep my head - even though the Queen of Hearts really wanted to behead me on several occasions. 

I ran into very appropriately dressed friends from church!

And hosted a party for all of the Disney princesses (and a few villains).

Selah and I both had such a fun evening!!!

(I just don't know who had more fun.)