23 February 2013

. . . oratorical addi . . .

. . . addison competed today 
{for the third time ~ 
she already made it past her school and district competitions} 
in an oratorical contest . . .
. . . i never knew there was 
such a thing . . .
. . . all the contestants were dressed 
as their chosen character . . .
. . . addi chose helen keller . . .
. . . she was serious about it . . .

{how can it be that my grandchild is this old?} 

. . . she did an amazing job . . .
. . . her speech 
was completely memorized and 
~ AND
she signed the entire thing, too . . .
. . . she gave facts 
about the life of helen keller, 
her relationship with her teacher, 
annie sullivan, 
and she also included 
some of helen keller's 
own quotes . . .

. . . also represented were 
three georges and two abes . . .

{and molly pitcher, the printing press, baseball, walt disney, 
shirley temple, henry ford, and annie oakley ~ to name a few}

. . . after the speeches 
{and before the awards} 
the man on the left 
asked addi 
if she would visit 
his chapter of the lions club 
and give her speech 
at an upcoming meeting . . .


. . . addi was presented 
with the most coveted award 
of the competition . . . 
. . . an award named 
after a past grand master 
of the masonic lodge 
that sponsors the competition . . .

. . . addison could hardly wait 
to get home 
{it's a long drive from paradise valley to gilbert!} 
so she could pose for this photo 
and post it on instagram . . .


. . . as you might guess, 
i probably had a little tear in my eye 
as i watched her . . .

"walking with a friend 
in the dark 
is better than walking alone 
in the light."
~helen keller
{what a remarkable person}


3 comments:

Shellene said...

All I can do is cry as I read this about your remarkable granddaughter who comes from a remarkable mother who comes from another remarkable mother who helped her through her darkest years and brought love and light into her life. Now Amber touches all she comes in contact with. Good job to three generations of exempliary daughters of God. Congratulations Addi! That's my M&M lovin' little toddler who's blossoming into a beautiful young woman
♡♥♡

JULIE said...

oh my.....made me cry too!

Nanette Merrill said...

She is darling. What a cute post.