Competition Season is Here!

It's my favorite time of the year where our Fridays and Saturdays are completely booked and we get to spend all day at dance competitions. And if you think I'm joking, you're wrong. I truly love competition season and watching our girls perform onstage. 

Brynn has 3 team dances this year. Her Lyrical dance is called "Head under water" and her costume is stunning. Her jazz is called "Spicy" and let me tell you, these girls are exactly that... spicy! They all have so much sass. Her hip hop dance is called "This is Hop" and it is so creative and fun. 

Makayla is in 4 dances this year. Haiden choreographed 3 of her 4 dances, so you know how good they all are. Hip hop is called "Demons of Despair", lyrical is "Dream on" and it is so good because it's like organized chaos and then suddenly they're all together doing a move. And her jazz is called "It Girl" and they all have so much sass and class in this dance. Her only dance that isn't the best this year is her contemporary dance called "Chasing Cars". 

The Synergy showcase was great and we have the best cheering squad to support our girls. 

Then it was time for their first comp. Makayla is doing a trio this year with her best dance friends Harper and Avery called Mean Girls. But these girls are anything but mean. They are the sweetest girls and they are all so supportive of each other. But they also know how to play the part on stage, and they totally pull off the part of mean girls as they dance. Their first time competing this dance and they got 2nd place!

Makayla competed her solo and she did amazing. She was so nervous for this solo because she was competing against some of her school friends and some of her teammates. Her dance was amazing and her emotion was unmatched. Makayla got 1st in her division and judges choice! Then when they did the overall awards, she placed 4th overall in the intermediate category!!

Saturday was team comp day and all of the dances did so well! Brynnli's hip hop dance placed overall in the beginning category and in the junior division. Her Jazz got overall in the junior category, and her lyrical got high gold. 

Makayla's hip hop got 1st place and judge's choice, lyrical got judge's choice, 1st place and 1st over all. Contemporary got high gold, and jazz got judge's choice and 3rd overall. 

Synergy totally swept this competiton!

Time for another solo. I love that the girls have Haiden as their choreographer. She comes to all of their comps and calms their nerves before they go onstage. Brynn took 2nd in this competition, but she was up against a dancer that probably shouldn't have been in the beginning division. 

At this competition Makayla was performing on the stage and Brynn was in the gym. They stage dances were running on time, but the gym had some music problems and were running about 30 minutes behind. We watched Brynn perform and then headed over to the stage to watch Makayla. Haiden took Makayla backstage to get warmed up and we were taking pictures of Brynn when Haiden called and said Makayla was going on stage right then! We ran in the auditorium just as she walked on stage. She didn't even have time to warm up or run through her dance before she performed it, but guess what? Like the true professional dancer she is, she went onstage and rocked it flawlessly. Haiden said she wasn't even nervous when they told her she was on next. 

Makayla ended up winning 1st in her division and best costume. And Brynn won 2nd in her division and best showmanship. 

One last solo comp for the month. This was Brynn's chance to compete against her teammates. She tried to throw some of her more difficult tumbling and didn't land it, so she ended up getting 3rd this competition, but she did such a great job and her facials and sass were so good. 

And we even took a little break with Daddy for some Mexican food for lunch. 

We love watching our girls perform onstage and can't wait for the next competition. 
 

Luck O' the Irish!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! We must have been so busy this month because the kids didn't even realize it was St. Patrick's day and they didn't even try to set a trap for the leprechaun. No worries, though because he still brought our kids some treats and surprises and played his funny jokes on us. 

The kids got Krispie Kreme dounts and Sprite with some fun green socks so they don't get pinched. 

And in case you were wondering, yes he did turn our milk green and pee in the toilet. I agree with Brynn here, Lucky needs to learn how to flush, because it is disgusting!!

Will You Be My Valentine?

It's a day of love around here and we are ready! Brynn is looking extra festive with her red and pink outfit for Valentine's day. 

We celebrated Valentine's day with a fancy steak dinner and panookies for dessert. Bella even got a little treat. 

I love these three so much and look forward to any day I can tell them how much I love them. 

Happy Valentine's Day!!
 

It's a Love Story

What a better way to start out our February blog update than a picture of our cutie puppy, freshly groomed. 

Brynnli used her own money to buy her a hydro jug. Hydro jugs are the latest and greatest water bottles because they are potty trained... basically it keeps your drink cold all day, but it has a collapsible straw so it doesn't leak. 1st world problems, right? Regardless I am proud of Brynn for saving her own money and buying something she really wanted.  

I got a sneak peak of 2 of Makayla's dances because the girls performed at the Copper Hills Drill showcase. Their lyrical dance is my favorite and their hip hop dance is so fun. I can't wait for comp season!

Brynn and her best friend Hazel wrote a book together. It's called, "The Pig who ate Bacon" and let me tell you, it is a page turner!!  Not only did the girls show that they know irony, but they made the book funny too! The girls are so cute and so creative together. The book was complete with illustrations, and a "about the authors" page. 

While Makayla and I were celebrating her friend party, Tyler took the other two to Kneaders for breakfast. 

Super Bowl means we get to celebrate Tyler and Jeremy's birthday. 

On Tuesday nights Tyler, Makayla, and Caden are all at church activities, so me and Brynn get to spend one on one time together. This particular night we went to get some donuts and Brynn told me all about life in the 4th grade. 

Caden is playing another season with Dream Team. We love watching our #35. Caden is doing so great in basketball. He even practices on his days off. Caden shows a lot of dedication and hard work to the sport he loves. 

Competition season is officially here. The girls performed their solos for the first time at America Onstage. Brynn is doing a wedding themed jazz dance. I love her costume. Brynn did great at took 1st place!

Makayla is doing a contemporary piece called, "Life as a dream". It is basically a poem and Makayla is really having to stretch her story telling skills and emotional expression. Her dance is so beautiful! I think I say this every year, but her solo this year is my favorite solo she has ever done. Makayla also got 1st place at this competition. 

I hosted a CNO night. This was the first cousin night out where all 10 girl cousins were able to come. I was always jealous that I never had any sisters, but these cousins help me to feel like I do have sisters. They are all such good examples to me. Many of them have been through really tough times, and their strength is admirable. We always have a great time and laugh a lot when we get together. 

All three kids ended up having their orthodontist appointments on the same day. It was so nice to take them all together. It looks like Caden will be getting his second set of braces later this year and Makayla and Brynnli should be getting their's off in the next few months!

Also, you are never too old to color at the orthodontist office. 

Church ball is in full swing again this year. Caden loves to spend all Thursday nights playing with the deacons and if the older kids don't have enough players to make a team, Caden gets to play with them too. 

This one particular night Caden was playing with the priests, who are 15-18 years old and obviously much taller than Caden. Caden was getting frustrated and one of the kids on his team pulled him aside during a time out and told him to get open and he would throw the ball to him. The play worked perfectly and Caden was able to score a few baskets. I tell ya, sometimes teens get a bad rap, but there are some amazing kids in this world. 

Brynn is ready for spring in her new neon pink dance wear. 

Caden's turn to go to the Jazz game with a free crubml cookie!!