Lucy's Big Night

Ever since we got the big news back in February that Lucy had won the Finley Award for her grade level, we have been anxiously awaiting this night. This award is a really big deal in our very large little 'ole town, and we couldn't be more proud of her! Tonight we celebrated Lucy, along with lots of other deserving young men and women, at a Banquet held in their honor. It was pretty awesome!


Wanna know what impressed me the most? The focus on Jesus (in a public school systerm)! Every speaker talked about the great Faith that Coach Finley (the award's namesake) had in Jesus Christ, and how that faith contributed to his character and leadership.....they even talked about how he witnessed to his players and students. We prayed before the meal, and I felt like this banquet not only honored these precious children....it honored God. It was incredible!!!

A girl after my own heart....

she never leaves home without her Camera!!!

We had to wait in the lobby for quite a while,

Lucy and Daddy entertained themselves with staring contests.

I must say, they got pretty silly.

To say that Lucy was proud to have her teacher

there to celebrate with her is a HUGE understatment...

Thanks for coming Miss Frazier!!!

Chocolate Cake...

little did they know, they were speakin' her Love Language!

Check out that Medal (and she got a certificate, too)...

And those flowers are strategically placed on her dresser

(she wants to see them right when she wakes up in the morning)!

Chris likes to call her "Megan in a Dryer"

If you know me very well (at least in my younger years),

you know that I couldn't stay up very late either....

We knew that bringing the Hannah Montana

pajamas along was the right decision.

Yep, it was.