Sweetwater County Championship Spelling Bee - Garrett 2nd place & Overall 6th Grade

For those who haven't heard Garrett won his School Spelling Bee a month ago.

Today was the County Spelling Bee Championships held at WWCC. (Which included 6th, 7th, & 8th graders)

Garrett placed 2nd overall & then placed the top 6th grade speller.

Green Medal is for scoring in the top 20 - today after a written test.

Then he received 2 trophies, 2 gift certificates to a local book store, & a small cash prize donated by the Newspaper.

The Winner Chelsey S. 8th grader won her trophy & gets to present a traveling trophy to her school, she won the gift certificate also, $50 cash prize & a 1 year scholarship to Western Wyo. CC.(How cool is that!)

3rd place - Dan M. also from Garrett's school (& a 6th grader) won in a tie breaker. (Dan placed 2nd in the School Spelling Bee.)

We are so excited for him!! He did such a great job!!! (For those who didn't hear he won 2nd place in the School Geography Bee the day after winning the Spelling bee - so just showing off all those brains he has!!)

On to the State Competition in Casper next month!! WOW!!!

While Garrett was in the Championships - they would open the doors so I could peak in as I have my 4 little kids with me & they wouldn't allow small children who couldn't be quiet (But I did get to see Garrett spell 3 words - which were hard & I didn't know if he spelled 2 of them correct or not).... so in the meantime we toured the college. They of course have dinosaurs to see & lots of them... but this Wildlife museum is one of my favorites... here are the little kids & a couple pics. (So we counted it as a "Field trip"!!)

Oh before I sign off... Dave gave me this Calla Lily plant about 2 years ago after I had completed a "Calla Lily wedding" & it was so pretty... but all of a sudden one day it died.. I couldn't bare to dig it up & toss it, so I poked plastic plant/greenery in the bucket hoping maybe it would come back someday.... Well like I said almost 2 years later - look what just started poking up the other day through my plastic plant, so I removed the plastic part & now have the most perfect/beautiful Calla lily ever!!