one more thing

i forgot to add that the miss texas organization gave all the contestants families/directors a list of local restaurants (26 i believe?) who had supported the organizaion. it was our challenge to purchase something from each one of those restaurants at least once and turn in all the receipts. so, always accepting of a challenge, my mom and i set out to conquor. when it came down to the night before they were due, we had 13 left i believe. this, however, did not discourage us, and we knew it was time to turn our gameface on. in the end we were successful and awarded the “crazyfamilyeatthemost” prize (as we like to call it), $75 in giftcards to payless shoes. haha

final results

hadley finished fourth runner-up and also brought home

overall evening gown (& onstage question)

overall community service

overall scholastic achievement

day 05 – evening gown and onstage question

hadley looked gorgeous in her evening gown and answered her question eloquently as usual. miss grapevine won her swimsuit prelim–congrats ashley!

webcast link

click here to watch the pageant

friday at 8pm. you need to register first, though.

day 04 – talent

hads was on fiya! she dominated her talent. let the photos speak for themselves.

also in the photos are cast members from texarkana–dancers ali, shelby, and haleigh kate, and singer mark thomas. also, can you spot three other texarkana teen contestants in the opening number photo?

day 3 – fitness

quick photo from before we took had to rehearsal this afternoon. she stays there and we’re heading to the theatre soon for her fitness prelim. more updates tonight!

ps. if you’re following the blog, leave a comment so we’ll know who all is out there!

photos updated. miss grapevine, ashley melnick (in the yellow dress) sang beautifully. one of their little princesses, meghan, is on the far right of the princess photo.

day 2 – interview

hadley had her interview this afternoon; she was cool as a cucumber. she said it went great. tonight was the gala. the girls introduced themselves and had fun dancing the night away. the table decoration was dolls that looked like hadley and ashley, complete with crownshots in their hands, a grapevine sign, some blue bonnets, red hots, and a “those grapevine dolls are red hot” sign.

day 1 – arrival & rehearsal

this morning was arrival. the girls turned in all their paperwork with their directors and mom and i moved her bin and dresses into the theatre. then we had a meeting and the girls are in rehearsals until late tonight.

pageant online!

good news, friends! if you won’t be able to attend the pageant, you can view finals night online. details to follow.

ps. did you check out the new pics on the dance/drill team page?

i love to laugh

just a few random photos from this year