Cheer Nationals...

 Cheer Nationals were in California this year for the Clearfield Falcons and we simply had a blast.  I went as a chaperon, making sure everyone kept their rooms nice and tidy...right Lyndsie and Sydnie?  We stayed in a beautiful hotel and everything about California was beautiful except the weather.  It was cold and rainy most of the time.  We didn't let it dampen out spirits though...we still had a fun time and the girls did a great job at the competition.  The best I've seen!!!  During our stay, we went to the beach, the girls practiced a ton, we went shopping, and we went to Disneyland.  Disneyland was fun but it was cold and it rained so hard for about an hour...2 things you don't expect Disneyland to be like.  We came home exhausted and rested from everyday life so I think that it was a pretty successful vacation! 

Disneyland

  Here is the awesome video of the cheer routine that placed them 4th at Nationals.  After the first day, the judges told them of the judging sheet that they had a stunt that was illegal so Jen took the girls to a park and worked with them for about 3 hours to change the routine.  I think the change she made, made the routine look even better and the girls came back the second day and did even better.  They looked so good!

(unsuccessful with the video...still working on it)

Family Pictures

We had our family pictures taken in November but they were finally finished being edited in February...Here are some of our favorites:

We Just Had to Get Away!!!

A spontaneous get away for President's Day. After the cheer competition and Sam's basketball game and Brinley's soccer games...we decided to travel up to Logan and stay the night and relax. We had a pleasant time swimming, watching movies, shopping a little and having some time just being with the family. It was a good decision to just leave everything and come up here to enjoy each other. I loved it and we had a fun, relaxing time!

This is a hurricane simulator...winds up to 170 mph. Sam was the only one who came out looking as though nothing happened.

Weber State Cheer Competition

This is their last competition until Nationals in California. This competition was at Weber State and it was nice having it close. The team looked so good...probably the best that I have seen them perform it. They took 2nd place to Roy. But they beat Northridge again and I think that that is all they really wanted! Northridge came in 3rd and then Odgen High took 4th.

Sydnie was so nervous for this competition...her knees have been hurting her so bad and her tumbling has been hard for her. Both Sydnie and Lyndsie landed their tumbling though. We have a doctors appt. for friday to see what we can do to help her out with her knees.