Syracuse Thunder

This was the last basketball game of the season and it was a championship game as well.  Our team played with all the effort they had and they had to play 2 games.  They won both of their games giving them the championship title for this league.  They are an awesome little team and they have a great coach.  In fact, when the game was over, Travis (the coach) gathered them all together and got a little emotional.  He let them know what a great job they had done, how hard they had worked, how much they had improved and how proud he was of them.  He is such a nice man and he has spent a lot of time with them.  Sam loved loved loved basketball.  They will have a few more small tournaments coming up, but for the most part...basketball is over until next year and I think that Sam is going to miss it.

Donkey Basketball...The funniest thing ever!

 Brinley and I went to support Lyndsie and Sydnie in a fundraiser for the Clearfield High basketball players not knowing what to expect.  When we got there, I was flabbergasted by the admission price of 10$ each to get in when I was only going to support my girls...(I didn't really care about the basketball program because I have plenty invested in the cheer) anyways,  Brinley and I decided to stay and we were glad we did.  It was quite entertaining...Those donkeys were funny and Brinley and I laughed and laughed.  We loved it.  Lyndsie and Sydnie as well as the other cheerleaders did a pretty good job!

Visiting Grandma!

 After I got home from California, I called my Mom to see how everyone was and to talk to her.  I needed some cheering up myself that day because Sam was having a hard day at school.  So when I called my mom she told me that my Grandma wasn't doing the best and seemed a little depressed.  Oh, that made me so sad.  I didn't end up talking to my mom about Sam and I quickly got off the phone and sat there quietly by myself trying to take it all in.  My grandma is 98 years old and in the last month, she has been experiencing some congestive heart failure.  The doctors have given her triple the water pills to take care of that situation but all that and now to think that she is sad was more than I could handle that day.  I have been up to visit her a couple of times in the last few weeks and it is so good to be with her.

DISNEYLAND...FREEZING COLD!

 Disneyland was fun but when the day was over I was ready to be done.  It was a cold day and it rained for about an hour.  It didn't just rain...it poured too and we were all soaking wet!  But we had fun despite the cold.  I stayed bundled up all day, never took a layer off and I just never pictured Disneyland to be that way.  Even with the cold and wet weather, it was crowded, which shocked me.  And even with the cold and wet weather, all of the cheerleaders seemed to have been having a good time.

CHS Cheer Nationals

Our trip to California for Cheer was so much fun.  Spending time with Lyndsie and Sydnie was the best part of course and watching them perform.  Spending time on the beach was great, especially seeing the dolphins swim...I loved that!  All the girls got along and had a fun time together and I had fun spending time with my great friend Lynetter too!  Getting to know Jen Harp better was a bonus, she is great and so funny.  My girls are going to miss her. They did great at the competition.  They all worked extra hard and the first day, the routine was almost perfect.  The judges said that they had a few illegal moves in it.  So Jen had them go to a park and work on things and the second day they came back even stronger and did such a great job.  I was so proud of them!  They gave me chills!

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)