Shelly inducted into OHS Hall of Fame

On Friday (9/7/12), Shelly was inducted into the OHS Hall of Fame! She is the youngest inductee by five years and her resume is so impressive!! I can't express how proud I am of her. She was so poised throughout the ceremony and when she gave her speech. She spoke of the wonderful experiences she had through her athletic career and how many positive things she learned through sports that she has taken throughout her life. She talked about friendships she made that have sustained her throughout her life, including having her competitors cheering for her when she hit a good shot in tennis. She also talked about how it is her goal/wish that her kids have the same experiences that she did.  She will go down in history as one of THE BEST female athletes at Owatonna! She was very gifted, athletically, but she always gave 100% and she never gave up--and that allowed her to be so successful!

The award ceremony was at 4pm at the High School. There were 5 inductees (4 athletes and 1 coach) who were selected from 90 nominees. There were many current Hall of Famers who were present as well, along with many teachers, coaches and family. I feel absolutely horrible that we didn't get any pictures with Shelly, but it was such a crazy afternoon/evening with the kids! Bishop was in heaven...running around the school hallways and having Madelyn to chase him around! Luke was in the hall with Bishop throughout the entire ceremony and Ryan spent the majority of the time in the hall with Madelyn. Mrs. Carothers was gracious enough to hold Madelyn while Shelly gave her speech, so he could watch her.

After the ceremony there was a BBQ and then the football game. It was a very nice day and evening, but cooled off quite a bit when the sun went down. All the inductees were recognized at half time of the football game. Mr. Giga read their resumes and presented them with their plaques. It was a very nice ceremony and event and it was so nice Shelly could be recognized in this way. She never asked for recognition or wanted to be in the spotlight, she just worked hard to do the best she could.....and that landed her the most highly regarded award possible.....The Hall of Fame.

Nora and Nana at the game

Bishop and Madelyn trying to find The Husky!

 Bishop had such a love/hate relationship with The Husky! He wanted to find him ALL NIGHT LONG! He would sometimes be confused and ask where the Bunny was.....but when Luke would take him to see the Husky, he would cling to Luke for dear life and say...."no no, I"m SCARED"! It was pretty cute! He would wave and wave and wave....one time Bishop and the Husky waved back and forth for probably 5 minutes--that made Bishop's night!

The ceremony at half time!

Shelly receiving her award

 After the game there was a reception at Torrey's. Shelly's good friend, Stacey, came to congratulate her and hang out! My parents put the kids to bed and Luke and I joined them as well! It was an exhausting day (especially for Shelly....being pregnant and in the spotlight), but it was still fun to get out and catch up with Stacey!

It was an exhausting day for the kids too! They did relatively very well, considering all that was going on! When we got home (probably around 11 or so), we found Bishop sleeping in his bed like this!! He was exhausted!

 It was just 2 years ago that my dad was inducted into the Richfield Hall of Fame! It is such a great honor for my dad and sister to share!!! Congratulations Shelly and Dad! You are the best!