Busy weekend

We have been so busy this past week and weekend, I'm beyond exhausted! We celebrated Addy's Gotcha Day with some bright pink cupcakes! She enjoyed licking the icing but didn't really eat any of it but she did like it!

Jarika had a run through Friday night for Regional Cheer Competition yesterday. I couldn't take flash pix during the competition so these are from the rehearsal. The squad is a really young inexperienced squad so I didn't think they would make it to state this year. It didn't help that Jarika's ankle injury messed up the ending so they had to redo it just three days before they competed. They had her basing a stunt and that puts a lot of stress on her ankle, however, she didn't want to do nothing so she went ahead and did it even though she knew it was bad for her ankle. Yeah, sprained it again so no more basing, we are going to an ankle/foot orthopedic specialist to confirm this information again though. Anyway, there were six squads in their division and the top 5 make it to state. I'm a former cheer coach and cheered in high school so I have a pretty good handle on the sport. I watched and knew there was no way they would be in the top five. Their routine just wasn't very impressive and didn't have much difficulty in it. Our girls also don't show a lot of spirit that they needed too. I'm always on Jarika for that! Anyway, after they competed Jarika was allowed to leave before the awards so my mom and I took her out to eat. On our way home she got a text from her coach saying they came in 5th!!! WHAT??? I thought there's no way! Well, there is a way when two teams tie for first! So our Varsity Jays are making it to state this year! I know they will have a much better routine and it will be more impressive by November, they will have a lot of time to clean it up and add more elements so that will be good.

When we got home from competition, our church was having a swimming party at the local pool. Jarika was too tired to come with us so the five of us went. Addy didn't care too much for the pool last year but this year she liked it! She didn't like being spun around or anything like that yet, but she loved being carried around completely submerged, except for her head of course! There's a ledge at the side of the pool so sat on that and kicked her feet and splashed with her hands and laughed and laughed! It was too cute!

Remember how Avery just learned to dive at the lake last weekend? Well look at this! Way to go buddy!

Cooper is doing so much better in the water, he had fun twirling around and around. Our poor pastor was dunked and dunked and threw the kids all over, Scott told him that he would probably feel that today! I didn't get a chance to ask him, we all way overslept this morning! So I am spending my very last day of my summer vacation, cleaning and doing laundry, trying to get organized again before going back to work full time! I'm never ready to go back but I'm sure after I'm there tomorrow I'll be fine, I gotta go back sometime huh?