March 11th was the Hawaii State Spelling Bee. Talmage was the only 6th grader in the Bee, and therefore the youngest. But look at that smile-- not TOO nervous about the whole thing!
Talmage drew #2 for this Bee. His practice word was "zenith", which he easily spelled correctly. Then, he correctly spelled: anchovy, chronic, access, simile, gregarious, crescendo, and borzoi. Then, in round 8, Talm hit a snag with "affiliate." He wasn't sure if it was one "f" or two. His voice was a little garbled as he started to spell, so we appealed to see if he could be reinstated, but the judges determined he was still out. (They did watch the replay 4 times though, so he really made them think about it!) So, Talmage tied for 5th place, being beaten out only by 8th graders! Great Job!
After the Bee, Shan, Traci & Talmage hurried to the airport with chocolate cream pies from Sunny Side. We got to Grandma Nakamoto's house in time to watch the spelling bee on tv and have a pie party! Shan got these great pictures of us all watching Talm! Heather (left) and Shayli (far right) were the main cheerleaders with Teag, AJ & Tag!
There's that "affiliate" word!
When we finally got home, there was this great sign from the crew! We should note that Tag & Tan went to Heather's for the 32 hours we were gone. Teagan stayed home with Sydni and Staci pretty much alone. Grandpa came there to sleep for the night, and several aunties came by to make sure Teagan was sane (okay, at least like usual). But Teag and the girls did so great that he didn't use ANY of the present/treat/bribe items left for his use. (More on one of his rewards in a later post!) What a great weekend -- a great speller and kids who handled absent Mom & Dad so well!
4 comments:
Great job, Talmage!! That is so exciting! And Shan, those are some great pictures you took! I have to tell you that I am jealous. I can't WAIT until we are at a point to leave our kids. I love them, but absence makes the heart grow fonder.
How many times have I looked at these blogs and not commented? Dozens! So, I'm repenting...
WAY TO GO Talmage! We are so proud of you. Spelling is so much fun, and you are GREAT at it!
Talmage, we are SOOOO proud of you. And Teagan, you did a great job at home! Seeing pictures of you is pretty wonderful, since we don't get to see you in person as often as we'd like.
Love, Grandma PenGwen
Aunty tracie,
Great pictures and I Talmage I KNOW you will win next year and besides the 8th graders are gone!
Love,
Shayli
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