9-26-09....3rd District Qualifier....Texas Stars Tomball

This is the last district qualifier before the Judges Cup in San Antonio next week. We're all looking forward to San Antonio and the fun the girls will have. This meet was a really good one for Hannah. She was very confident today....vault 9.1, bars 9.4, beam 8.7, floor 8.9. Whoo hoo for Hannah. Pics to come.

9-19-09....Progressions Elite sleepover

Tonight we hosted a sleepover for all the dancers in our company...rising stars.  Our girls are so close and totally enjoy hanging out together. I had 12 little girls in my house ready to have lots of fun.  12 screaming girls...ouch!  Ms. Kim came over and played some team building games with them.  Afterwards, they painted each others nails and toenails.  We played "freeze" to some of their favorite songs.  The topper for the evening was the funky pajama "strike a pose" little divas runway show!!!!  They all gave us their best pose and dance moves.  We loved it and laughed so hard.  Our girls really are little divas, in their own right!  We had lots of treats for the evening....pizza, popcorn, m&m's, chips, cupcakes and munchies for the adults.  They all pretty much crashed around 11pm.Sunday morning, we made pancakes and bacon.  Then, the girls hit the floor running.  They played "sing along", freeze again and we had another runway show.  Whew!!!!  They still hadn't run out of energy.  We all had a good time and can't wait for the next one.Pics to come.

9-12-09....District Qualifier-Bannon's

This is Hannah's 2nd meet. She's excited because it's being held at her gym. Because I am a booster mom, I worked the entire weekend. I was a beam tabulator. It was fun. I got to see the girls compete up close and personal. It was also interesting talking to the judges. I think when I retire I will become a gymnastics judge. They get paid really well. Mom worked in concessions on Saturday and a vault timer/tabulator on Sunday. Hannah scored well on all the events...vault 8.45, bars 8.1, beam 8.7, floor 8.3. As usual, we are very proud of her and all her hard work.

8-30-09....First gymnastics district qualifier...Juergens

Today is the day....Hannah's first day in the spotlight. She has been working really hard toward this day. The first meet is at Juergen's in Humble. We practiced all weekend just to make sure she was comfortable with her routines. She is very nervous mostly because she doesn't know what to expect. She did very well...vault 8.3, bars 9.20, beam 8.7, floor 8.8. Fantastic!!!!

8-24-09.....First day of school

The girls had a good summer. I think they are ready to go back to school though. Hannah is really excited this is her first year in "real" school....kindergarten. For me, this is bittersweet. I'm glad they are both together at the same school but my baby is in "real" school. I feel like yesterday I was holding my newborn girls!! How time flies!

9-28-09....Fishing (august)

We went to visit Maw Maw and hang out with her at the flea market in Jewitt. The girls had a good time. I think mostly because PawPaw bought them a bunch of stuff. We went back to MawMaw's for dinner and to hang out and talk. Emma informed me she's a city girl and not cut out for the country. I think fishing was too much for her...too many bugs. We did catch a couple of bass but the "BIG" one eluded us!!!! I got it on my line but it was too big for me to reel in and it jumped 2 feet out of the pond and broke loose. MawMaw Fran, we think, caught the same one because it did the same thing to her as well!!! Maybe next time we can outsmart it!!!!

9-28-09....Birthday Pics of girls

I was very late taking their birthday pics this year....better late than never I guess. They came out so good.

9-28-09.....Catching up!!!!

I have been so busy I have neglected my blog....something I promised myself I would not do this year. So, I am going to catch up with this entry. We have been going to concerts like crazy this year. It has been the year of the "hair" bands. We saw Styx/Reo Speedwagon/.38 Special in early June. Early July we went to Cruefest and a week later to Def Leppard/Poison. Now just looking forward to the U2 concert in October. Emma went to Nationals in early July. She was awesome!!! She walked away with a Double Platinum award for Muskrat Ramble and a First Place overall award. We stayed at Moody Gardens and I was really surprised how nice it is!!!! Hannah has been practicing like crazy this summer in gymnastics. She will start competing in August! She is so excited. We went to Space Center Houston with Emily, Aubrey and Grant and our neighbors Danielle, Brooke and Ella. The kiddos had a great time and we enjoyed visiting with the McKays. We don't get to see them very often. We hosted the First Annual Windrose 4th of July Block Party. We had a great time catching up with the neighbors. The kiddos had fun. Mr Jimmy put on an awesome fireworks display. Time for school...Hannah is so excited. She is in Kindergarten this year. She didn't get the teacher we wanted her to have buts that's ok. It will still be an awesome year. Emma is in Mrs. Fox's class. She is super excited and of course, Paige is in her class. The new dance year began. Emma is taking a hip-hop clas along with her tap, jazz and ballet. I'm sure she will enjoy shaking that booty. Hopefully, I haven't forgotten too much!

6-11-09 Summer Vacation....Disney World

Today is the first day of our vacation. The girls are so excited and I'm sure before we ever get out of Houston I will hear "Are we there yet?" 20 times. We are making our usual trek to the sunny state of Florida with a brief stop at the beach in Pensacola. This time the girls will actually be able to get in the water without forming icicles on their feet! This year we are braving the heat and also throwing in the water parks at Disney. We usually go in December when the temps are cool and mild! Blizzard beach and Typhoon Lagoon....here we come!!!! We also are going to Disney Quest and try some of the virtual reality stuff they have.

Sunday 6-7-09.....Styx concert

We went to see Styx in concert at the Pavillion tonight. It was great. You know when a band is really good when they actually sound like they do on their album/cd/dvd/etc!!! Took me back to the days when I was young and didn't have a care in the world!!! Tommy Shaw is still a hottie!!!! REO Speedwagon and .38 Special opened the concert. I was surprised to see how many REO fans there were!!! Looking forward to the next concert....Def Leopard/Poison/Cheap Trick.