Dance Pics 2022

 

Happy 17th Birthday, Kayla!

Seventeen. Seventeen years of raising you, teaching you, guiding you, and watching you blossom into a beautiful young lady.  We couldn't be prouder of this girl.

Kayla, 

You have started to spread your wings, and your junior year has been a time of growth and learning.  You have learned how to balance high school classes, dual-enrollment classes, working a couple days a week, and clogging. Having a front-row seat watching you this year has been a joy.  You are kind, smart, compassionate, and most importantly, you love Jesus. I am beyond blessed to be your mother, and I'm so excited to see what your 17th-year hold for you.

~Mama

Big Shanty Festival

 Big Shanty Festival is always a fun performance, but it was windy and chilly.

It was chilly enough today for one more fire of the season.

Spring Break: Asheville - Biltmore Estate

I've wanted to take the girls to the Biltmore Estate at Christmastime, but it hasn't worked out yet.  While the estate is more beautifully decorated for Christmas, we still enjoyed our visit.

Spring Break: Asheville

 We've traveled to the Asheville area several times recently for clogging, but we haven't been able to spend time in the city.  We decided that we would take a few days over Spring Break to visit and explore. 

Travel with teenagers.

We stayed at the cutest cabin, and Mittens came to visit when we arrived.

Macy insisted on picking up a cat toy when we picked up groceries.  They had a lot of fun with Mittens.

We're always on the lookout for local donut shops when we travel.

We did a scavenger hunt around the city. It was super fun exploring and solving clues along the way.

This iron eluded us for too long. 

We finished the scavenger hunt in about an hour and a half.  Macy's legs were worn out and hurting, so we rested at the soda shop while Marc went to grab the car.

We had fun zip-lining as a family for the first time. Macy wasn't a huge fan of the experience, but she was a good sport.

The sky bridges were not anything near a favorite on my list.

Our little cabin.

We enjoyed a yummy dinner at Honey Tupelo downtown.

Winter Clogging Invitational

 We had another competition this weekend.  We in the Asheville area and found a fun ice-cream place.  They have cones made out of cereal.

The girls did wonderful, as usual, at their competition. 

Starz - Trad. Line (4th), Hoedown (1st), Formations Trad Line (1st), Standing Line (4th)

Juniors - Trad. Line (1st), Formations Trad. Line (1st and Grand Champion), Hoedown (1st and Grand Champion), Precision (1st and Grand Champion), Standing Line (1st), Formations line (2nd)

They competed together in a new precision routine with new uniforms.  It's one of my favorite routines to watch.

Aunt Teresa lives nearby, so we visited her new tiny home, and then she came to watch the competition.

March Happenings

 When you hybrid school, curling up on the couch with your dog to do your work is pretty normal.

Brooke participated in Battle of the Books.  Her team competed in the finals, but ended up coming in 2nd.  I was super proud of her!

When you realize you have the same shirt as the competitor on Survivor, you have to grab a picture.

Macy has been struggling with pain in her legs for a while, but after our trip to Disney World, we knew we needed to have an orthopedist check it out.  Her Achilles are short, and that is affecting her walk the way her muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc. are working.  She started PT 3 times a week for a couple of weeks, and we will hopefully be able to stretch the Achilles out so that she doesn't have to have surgery.

We took a trip to Mountasia when the Huntsville family was in town. 

Apparently, Marc often got in trouble at the Mountasia go-carts when he was younger.  Looking at his face, I can see why.

It's been a fun March so far. Next up, clogging competition.