Sarah's 8th Grade Recognition

Sarah & I got to go dress, shoe & accessory shopping the night before recognition. It was a lot of fun to get to spend some time with just her. I am amazed at the good choices she makes & at the person she has already decided she wants to be. She would not even look at dresses that were immodest and that looked like the short slips all of the other girls her age are wearing. I am so proud of her and glad that she has a little more respect for herself than that. She found a lovely dress that looks a little too good on her- the pictures don't do her justice & we found some darling shoes and accessories. We even had time to go out to dinner- just the two of us. It was a REALLY fun night!
The night of Recognition we all packed up & headed over to the High School- it was PACKED! You could tell that all of the kids were trying very hard to look nice & they were all buzzing with excitement. The teachers spent over an hour passing out awards for stand out performances in each subject, in sports and in things like citizenship. I was very proud of Sarah for the awards that she won but I felt awful for the children who went completely unnoticed as the same 'popular' kids got award after award after award. I feel that when there are awards handed out based on personality and who you are, not on sporting or academic achievements, there should be awards given to everyone. I think everyone should be recognized & appreciated. It was kind of a painful hour watching the kids that were passed over time & time again.



Gabriel was not thrilled with the ceremony. He could not understand why they weren't giving all of the awards to Sarah. He was especially upset when she didn't get the reading and good citizenship awards- especially after the teachers explained what their qualifications were. He was upset and thought Sarah should have gotten them all.




Ammon was not excited about all of the cheering & clapping. He does not like loud noises of any kind. He places his hand over his heart, opens his eyes as wide as they will go & says 'CARED MOMMY!'. Which means 'scared Mommy.' He does it when the fire alarm goes off in our home, when the thunder claps, when dogs get barking, when horns honk & when loud trucks go by. IT is REALLY cute. He pretty much kept his hands over his ears all of Recognition.




Kymball sat really well in Rachel's lap for awhile. Then she bounced around in my lap for awhile but it just got too long for her so Daddy took her to walk around. She was upset when they went out into the foyer because she was missing all of the action so Daddy brought her back in & stood against the wall with her. She spent the rest of the time bouncing in his arms, laughing, pointing at all of the kids & clapping. I think she probably had a better time than anyone.

We are very proud of our Sarah. We are proud of her academic achievements but more importantly we are proud of the wonderful daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, friend and lady that she has chosen & that she chooses everyday to be. She is a delight to have around and we are very blessed to have her as our girl! Happy 8th Grade Graduation Sarah Bearah!