And just like that… 11th and 9th grade! 🥹❤️ Watching my kids grow into the amazing young adults they’re becoming is truly the greatest gift. Here’s to a new school year filled with new memories, new adventures, and lots of exciting things ahead! 📚✨ So proud of you both!
Another school year in the books!
7th grade definitely had its ups and downs for Madden. He made a great group of new friends and we even got a few sweet notes from teachers saying he was a pleasure to have in class — though they also mentioned he might be just a little too chatty. 😅 Academically, it wasn’t quite the year we had hoped for. We tried to help him build better study habits, but let’s just say... that often led to more battles than breakthroughs. We're really hoping 8th grade brings a bit more focus and fewer struggles in that department.
On the upside, he had a major growth spurt this year — it feels like he’s grown inches overnight — and we’re curious to see if that continues into next year!
Skylar’s first year of high school was a major success! She did an amazing job with her grades and study habits — we never had to remind her to prepare for a quiz or test. All her hard work paid off with straight A’s! She was also a total social butterfly, always out and about with friends. There were weekends where we’d drop her off at school on Friday and barely see her again until Sunday!
She loved being part of the school dance team and is excited for another year representing her school in that way. Next year will definitely come with more challenges, but we have no doubt Skylar is ready to take them on.
Right after Thanksgiving it was right back to work for Skylar and the dance team. They teams were putting on their holiday show. It was 4 shows in 3 days so Skylar was a busy bee. Before going to high school and joining the team Skylar and I would go watch the show, so it was so fun to see her in it and having the best time with her closest friends and teammates.
Grace & Skylar.
Skylar's Dance Team Photos turned out so cute.
Can't get over just how gorgeous our sweet girl is!
Well we are finally here...High School! It's hard to believe that Skylar is a 9th grader in High School but she is. She is at Carlsbad High with all her great friends. I know she said the first day was a bit overwhelming which is to be expected but she is so far loving it. She is doing yearbook and dance team and seems to enjoy the rest of her classes as well. We are so excited for her and for these next four years as we know its going to be such a blast.
Madden is back to AOMS and is no longer the babies on campus. He sadly left ASB this year and decided to take his talents to art, so we will see how that goes. I think we got a bit lucky with his schedule as he doesn't have many close friends in his classes because he is known to be a bit chatty when surrounded by friends. We are very much looking forward to what his 7th grade year has in store for him.
