Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Gem Gem Turns 15!!

Gemma Grace turns FIFTEEN!! She did not want a "party" but we could not let the day go uncelebrated. We decided to have her friends out to Toppers Pizza on Sept 23rd because there was no school for Rosh Hashanah. She had Lily, Alivia, Reid, Dylan and Austin. 

Austin got her a red leather coat. Let's hope the weather starts to cool off. 
After the toppers party she went to the mall with Lily for Brooklyn and Pipers birthday which happens to be on the 23rd! It was so fun to get together with all her Ascension friends. 
That night we had Avery over to help make and decorate cupcakes to bring for color guard practice on her actual birthday. 
School day Birthdays. You get early breakfast, eggs, hash browns, sausage and toast. 
Then the OOTD for school birthday.


There were gifts of course and then on the weekend we had brunch at the house with Granny, Grampy and Goppy.





Friday, September 19, 2025

Regiment Season Begins!

Why yes we are having fun with Marching Band this season. Luckily Dawn LaGuardia has a lot of time and talent to share!
Back to School Night the regiment Seniors had to play pep tunes in the gym for the the grand opening! Sienna, Anna and Lily have been playing Trumpet in Regiment for four years together!

 


Football games are really only about the band. It did finally get exciting this year for our football team. They went from losing every game last year to winning every season game this year.

The season gets underway and the uniforms arrive! Prop painting is always a long process. 
They wanted to make it look like a Jazz club.
Gemma had a color guard family pizza night at Toppers. It was a big turn out. 
Parents and the girls! 


The Fall band concert was a good one. Luckily Granny and Grampy were in town and could come!



There were many special highlights for the Seniors. They got beautiful photos by a photographer. 


One of the football games is Senior night. All the seniors wear a sash and they have senior banners in the stadium.

Lily and Sienna.
The trumpet section, four seniors. 

It was fun when we win home games the football team huddles below the stands and the band plays the Westlake High School Alma mater song. 

Color Guard pregame.

Our first competition at Thousand Oaks High for Sounds of Conejo. We served dessert to both bands. 




Our first real competition at Moorpark High School. The guard looks so good in their dresses with full hair and makeup. 
It is always fun to watch the show come together with the props.  Our show wasn't complete at the early competitions. We had about half to 2/3 of the show done. 
Gemma is obviously the stand out Freshman.


Truck Dads are a whole vibe. They work hard and have a lot of fun!
The local news channel highlighted Westlake High on the morning news Sports Highlights due to the undefeated season.

Competitions are a lot of work but a lot of fun. Gemma was on top of the props with her flags. She had an amazing first season.