Since spelling has always been one of my strong points, I was especially proud of my daughter when she was one of the few students in her class chosen to participate in her school’s spelling bee.  Here are a few shots as she competed to become the champion speller of the day.

She made it to the 5th round but got tripped up on a simple mistake out of nervousness.  I hope that doesn’t stop her from competing again sometime!  It was so exciting to see her up there!!  And I love how supportive her friends were…

Daddy asked Taliyah what she would like for dinner since she did so well in the spelling bee.  After requesting enchiladas with real cheese (not vegan, that is), she suggested, with her sweetest smile, that we have blueberry pie for dessert, and that is what we had!!