Tennis, Anyone?

Steffi and her bestie, Jaz, played for the Junior Varsity team 

(though they are Varsity players) 

for Districts. 

They brought home the championship.

And their win brought their Girls team into medal standing. 

Way to go, Steffi and Jaz!!!

Mom and Dad with Steffi 

before Tennis Banquet

Stephie and Mommy

Steffi's Sweet Sixteen

I can't believe that my little girlie is 16 years old!  

I vividly remember the day she was born.  

She is a light around here.  She is so funny and so compassionate.  I love her with all my heart.

Happy Birthday, Steffi-Bug!!!

(And yes, to those of you who know her birthday wasn't this week--it is a belated posting of her birthday-because I am awesome like that!)

Family Tradition--Breakfast in Bed

Followed by Monster Gifts (happily designed by Maddy)

Cookie Cake (topped with Canadian Smarties)

All she wanted for her birthday was to see her favorite band.  PARAMORE!  She took her sister Maddy and her best friend, Emma.

Emma and Steffi

PARAMORE

PARAMORE

School Days

First Day of School 2010

Maddy is a Senior!
Steffi is a Junior!
Lilly is in 2nd Grade!
Nicky is in Kindergarten!

In the Olympic Spirit...

I really have the funniest kids. Stephie made this little morsel. 
Enjoy!

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Steffi's 15th Birthday

With happiest of hearts I wish my girl a year of wonder and happiness! Love you Steffi!

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Stephie Takes Second Place!

Well Stephie and her partner did a great job yesterday at their tennis tournament. They took second place in Girls Doubles and earned themselves this nifty trophy! Yeah, Girls!!

Here she is mimicking the girl on the trophy :D

"You take my trophy? NO!"

All in day's work-- and many, many hours, weeks and months on the court!

Congratulations! WooHoo!!

Stephie Wins!!

Today Stephie had her first victory in a tennis tournament!! She and her partner Debbie took first place in Girls Doubles! (note the huge smile and the medal)

She was so thrilled last night that we practically had to peel her off of the ceiling!

She is on the JV-A team- she played in A-bracket yesterday. We are so excited for her achievement!

WooHoo, Stephie!! Or should I say, 'Steffi'?!
(yes, Steffi Graf is my FAVORITE-OF-ALL-TIME tennis player)

Here she is in 2004, as a ten year-old, learning to serve.

Congrats, Sweet Girl!!!

Let's Dance!

Stephie's First Dance was this past weekend. I think that she looked so pretty! I can't believe (and neither can her older sister, Maddy) that she is getting so tall!

For the Big Night, Maddy did Stephie's eyeliner and gave her a quick lesson on how to dance with a boy. {sigh}

What a lucky mom I am. Not only are they beauties on the outside, but treasures through and through.

Stephie (left), Maddy (right)

Steffi's 14th Birthday

I can't believe that Stephie is 14! She is now in high school. She will be going to her first dance next weekend. (though she says that Maddy will have to drag her kicking and screaming...)

Well, with birthdays comes growth and change. Stephie was definitely grown, and her name is now being spelled 'Steffi.' Just in case you were wondering...

Hoops and Yoyo are some of her favorite characters, so this slideshow is picked especially for her. Click the 'party on' button to change pictures.

Love you, Stephie-Bug! (I mean Steffi!) :)

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Stephie's Look-alike Meter

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Red Hot!

"Mom, I love you with the red-hot intensity of a thousand suns."

Is that a great kid, or what? :) Okay, so maybe she said it with a joke in her voice, but I ran to the computer and blogged it as my quote-of-the-day just as fast as my little feet could carry me!

Sorry, Wrong Number

My daughter Stephie told me about a call that she received this afternoon. 

 

The person on the other end of the line said, "I'm calling for John McCain" to which Stephie replied, "I'm sorry, but you have the wrong number." !!!

Stephie's First Day of School

Stephie is in the 8th grade. It seems like just yesterday that she was crawling under the kitchen table and playing in the pots and pans cupboard. (sniff) She is a senior on the middle school campus. She really enjoys being on the tennis team. It is her niche and it fits her quite well.

Did I mention that she is taller than me?? What kind of crazy world are we living in anyway!?