Thursday, January 22, 2009

WOO HOO Emmalee!

At the beginning of this year, Emmalee won the school Spelling Bee! We were so excited and thrilled.

Today she participated in the District Spelling Bee with 5 other schools in the district (including the middle school with 7th and 8th graders). She hung in there to the end and took 2nd place!

She sadly missed the word megalopolis (I don't even know what this word is?!), which she accidently said the letter "j" instead of "g" and couldn't repeat the word once she said a letter wrong. She said the letter and then backtracked to start over but knew by then she messed up.

She is such a trooper. She now gets to go to the county spelling bee in Casa Grande Feb. 20th. I am still beaming for her victory! She looked so tiny next to the 7th grader that won.

Emmalee, I am proud of you! Love, mom


Grandma Pidd came to root her on!


Emmalee was so composed and confident!

3 Comments:

Blogger Gary & Sharlene Merrill said...

Eva&James,
your blog is wonderful!!! Shelly gave me here address so i looked in on yours. Congradulations to JAMES for finishing school.
youe children are all growing up and are so handsome and beautiful
Sharlene and Gary Merrill

January 25, 2009 at 11:39 AM  
Blogger Elder Davis said...

Good Job Emmalee!!!!
You are so smart. ;)

February 16, 2009 at 12:28 AM  
Blogger Jamie and Heather Darger said...

Awesome..that is so funny - when Bailey was there the same thing (pretty much) happened. She won Simontons in 4th grade and took 4th in district. I am the WORST speller - good thing we have awesome kids right!

February 16, 2009 at 1:26 AM  

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