Zoo Tampa internship

Maddy loves her internship at Zoo Tampa - particularly the rhinos:)

USF Friends and Family Weekend

We got to spend some time with Maddy at the weekend at the USF Friends and Family weekend and find out all about her life on campus. Beacon Hall is just amazing - she is so lucky!

Jen, Rich and Mya joined us for the send off breakfast...

Go Bulls!

It's Labor Day weekend!

It's been strange getting used to life with Maddy away at College so we were really happy to have her home for Labor Day weekend! We got some family Disney time in at Studios...

 

And took a lovely Sunday walk in Clermont...

 

But you can tell which member of the family she has missed the most...;)

Countdown to College!

It's so hard to believe that our baby will be going to college in less than a month. We all had a two day orientation at USF to find out how this whole thing works. We were separated into different classes - we learned about everything from finances to how to "let it 'grow'" :)

Maddy had an amazing time. She learned about academics and the importance of college pride...

And now we are packing and having some family fun before the big day. The weeks are flying by...

We're going to miss you so much Maddy!

Senior Prom!

Maddy had a perfect senior prom and she looked absolutely stunning!

Seb looked so handsome too - they made a beautiful couple:)

Senior year is flying by as Maddy gets ready to head out to college. And she was delighted to accept an offer to the University of South Florida and we couldn't be any prouder of our beautiful girl. Go Bulls!

IB Art show

We were so proud to see Maddy's work at her Senior IB Art show...

Such a beautiful and talented group of artists!

Maddy the artist

Maddy has been doing such an amazing job lately with her IB art! She has an incredible imagination and is so uniquely creative. For her surrealism project recently, she wanted to highlight the fact that big cats are losing their natural environment (using an iceberg as symbolism)

So here's the original photo of the iceberg...

And here's her lion (see the globes in its eyes)

But here's the crazy part - she actually painted this in inverse. So here's the actual painting! Crazy, right!!?

She also does beautiful sculpting...This photo is a tribute to her love for her cousin, Declan (and their shared love of all things "Star Wars") - the hand is making the American Sign Language word for "Star":)

And here she is presenting her beautiful work at the Windermere Preparatory School Art Show - we are so proud - great job Maddy!!

It's Junior Prom!

Here are my favorite shots from Maddy's Junior Prom. She looked so beautiful and they all had a fantastic time:)

 

And with some very proud parents...:)

Our Math Star!

Maddy was inducted into Mu Alpha Theta this month...

Mu Alpha Theta (ΜΑΘ) is the US mathematics honor society for high schools and two-year colleges. In June 2015, it served over 108,000 student members in over 2200 chapters in the US and in 20 foreign countries. Its main goals are to inspire keen interest in mathematics, develop strong scholarship in the subject, and promote the enjoyment of mathematics.
Here she is after the ceremony with her best friend - we are so proud of her!

Lacrosse Awards

Here's Maddy with her BFF and coaches getting their awards for their first season playing Lacrosse. We are so proud that they saw it through and Maddy loved it - great job girls!

Not so Tricky...

Maddy looked especially beautiful at her dance recital (she's on the far left - second one in)...great job Maddy!

Lacrosse

Soccer season is over and Maddy is playing Lacrosse!

 

Great job Maddy and Go Lakers! :)