Happy Happy Birthday

Today is Syd's birthday and I am not sure it was a great one. She was so busy at school that it made it not so fun. She had early morning at 6:00 for cheer and then she also had to stay after for some tests for English and then she had to race over to the high school for cheer practice there until 6:00. That is a long day. I knew that it would be a busy day for her so I said that she could invite some friends over for ice cream and cake when she got home. Bridgette, Sara, Kaiylee, Jaycee, Taylor, Jackson, Bruce, Stockton, and Ben came over to celebrate. So did Aunt Christie, Grandma Lois, and Grandma and Grandpa Adams.

15 Great Things About Sydnie...

1. She is very musical talented. Even though she stopped piano lessons in the fall, she still keeps practicing the piano. She plays hymns and she will download popular songs from the Internet and teach them to herself.

2. She is a good girl and has good friends and makes good choices.

3. She loves to sing. She is always singing. I mean ALWAYS singing!

4. She is quiet, but is starting to become pretty funny. Every once in a while, she will have a pretty good come back or comment!

5. She is a super fantastic tumbler!

6. She is now a Clearfield Falcon Cheerleader.

7. She is a good friend.

8. She can drive pretty darn good.

9. She is a good sister.

10. She will be getting her braces off pretty soon.

11. She sleeps a lot on the weekends!

12. She is the Master of Wasting Time. She does it sooo well:)

13. She is well into her teenage years and is acting the part very well!

14. She is beautiful!

15. We love having her in our family

Remembering the Legacy...

This is a night where they say goodbye to the 9th grade cheerleaders and welcome in the new ones. They also celebrate the year that they have had. I think that the Legacy Cheerleaders were so good. They had an awesome year and they had a great coach who worked them hard and created a great squad. There was so much talent on this year's squad! Every competition they did very well and they always looked so good. Sydnie had a great year with some of her friends, especially getting to know Kaylie Hunter. Now though, Kaylie will be going to Syracuse High and Sydnie will be going to Clearfield. So sad for them, hopefully they can stay in touch! Balloons were let go to represent the saying goodbye to the old squad and the uniting of the new one...

Candle Light Ceremony...

This is always a fun night for the cheerleaders, but it is also a very sad night too. It is hard to see some of the cheerleaders move on. Lyndsie especially liked McKenna and will miss her so much, so little programs like these are bitter sweet in some ways. It is exciting to welcome in the new squad, even more so since Sydnie is coming on. Hopefully it will be a great year for the 2 of the them.

The junior cheerleaders get to spotlight one of the seniors. Lyndsie was lucky enough to spotlight McKenna. Here is a picture of her presenting her poem and gift to her...

Lyndsie - Courtney - Sydnie

Stacy and I did it! Wow, I can't believe it! What a journey we have taken...at first (clear back in January) I didn't think that I could do it and Stacy just kept pushing me along. Then the runs kept getting longer and longer and before we knew it, we were running farther than we ever had before and feeling pretty good. Bodies are amazing, they can adapt to anything. When we ran our last race of the winter circuit which was 19 miles and I felt as good as I did, I realized then that YES I could probably do this. The marathon came three weeks after that race and Stacy and I were feeling nervous but excited about our committment we had made so long ago. The day was perfect and we were ready. It turned out to be successful for both of us and we were excited that we were doing it. As we got to the top of South Fork and saw all of those people at the starting line, I couldn't believe it! I thought this is amazing but with all of these people it also seemed so ordinary. Coming down the canyon, which would have made it about mile 23, I saw Steve and my kids and I started to cry. I knew they would be there and I looked forward to them. What got me down the canyon was the excitement of seeing them. When I entered the parkway, it was a total "I can do this" for me because last time I ran the half it was miserable through this part. I ran the parkway strong, my mind was strong and that alone made me so proud of myself because I struggle so much in that area. I may have been running slower than earlier but I was running and not walking and I wasn't fighting with myself to stop and I was happy! That is where I feel the best about things. Well that and actually finishing :). Towards the finish line, Lyndsie and Sydnie ran in with me and everyone met me at the finish line...even my good friend Kim was there with me. She is a true friend!

Stacy has been so fun to train with, she is amazing and I love her! Thanks for everything Stacy!

Pictures from the Falcette Review...The Cheerleaders were invited to perform.

A Great Picture

What a great picture...sitting out on the front steps, eating a snack, enjoying the company of best friends. What more needs to be said? Except that wow, Roxy is a wide as Gracie and Brin! Eww...some winter weight gain!

Orem Overnighter

Brinley, Sam, and Myself decided to go down to Orem and watch Gracie and Sara at their dance competition. We went down Friday afternoon and stayed in a hotel and then the competition was on Saturday at Orem High School. We stopped and had dinner at In and Out Burger and then once we got to the hotel, swimming suits were put on and everyone headed down to the pool. The Rices joined us later on and Sam was so happy to have Hayden there. It was fun to watch Gracie and Sara do their dances and to watch the other dances too. I haven't sat through a competition in quit awhile!

Another Year of Bowling...

What more can I say...I love it!!! Nothing spectacular happened this year like "bowler of the month" or "most improved" plus...we did come in dead last. But all that can not dampen my spirits, all of us had such a good time on the last day of bowling. I love my team of Char, Kim, and myself. I love the fact that so many fun neighbors are there also. And I love just going every week, it is really a highlight of my week. So until next year...(maybe) you never know what the year will bring.

Fun Photo Shoot

Brinley went over to Mallory's house one afternoon and they obviously did a little photo shoot. Here are some of their creations...

Mallory

Brinley

Hadley

McKenna