Indulge Me For A Minute...please!

I want to brag about Ashlyn for just a minute so please bear with me. Ashlyn's volleyball team had their end of the season banquet at the beginning of Feb. The girls had a really nice dinner and were also given their trophies along with several other awards.

For those of you that didn't know or forgot, Ashlyn broke her ring finger on her right hand right before the regular season started. She didn't get to play and she was heartbroken. Even though she was hurt she went to every practice and every game even though she couldn't play. She even learned to bump the ball with her left hand (this made Mrs. Lanora VERY nervous...haha). Ashlyn was the cheerleader for the team and she became really close to Mrs. Lanora.

Coach Brooks and Mrs. Lanora are the sweetest coaches Ashlyn has ever had. They are so easy to talk to and get to know. As they were giving out the awards for both teams they came to the Team Spirit Award. Mrs. Lanora gets up to talk and as she does she chokes up and stops talking. Then she tries to start again and she stops and looks back at Coach Brooks and asks him to do it for her. Coach Brooks said that this award was going to a person that got hurt before the season started, but had so much heart and wanted to play so bad that when we lost it hurt her just as bad as if she was playing. Of course the award went to Ashlyn! I turned to look at Ash and she was in tears. She did not expect to hear them talk about her like they did, but she was so thankful. And I was proud of her!


Jasmine, Coach Brooks, Ashlyn, Mrs. Lanora & Leah


Ash listening to them talk about how she showed her Team Spirit.


Mrs. Lanora was proud to give Ash her award, but just don't ask her to talk about it...haha.


(from R front to back and the L back to front)
Lilly, Ivey Grace, Heather, Tabitha, Mallory, Ashlyn,
Sam & Lauren. They are sweet girls!


This last picture was Ash on the day of her Honor's Breakfast. Ashlyn was one of 26 people that received all A's for the year out of her 7th grade class. There are over 350 kids in Ash's grade, so we are really proud of how she has kept her grades up while playing all these sports. This is Ashlyn's second year in a row that she has received all A's while in middle school. Way to go Ash!!! We love you baby!