A Few Random Things in April

 Verve Banquet

Kayla's pinning ceremony for entering the Education program.

New car delivery.

Performing at a local festival

Macy's Junior Prom

It's already spring and time for prom. Macy has had her dress picked out for months.  Once she saw this one she knew it was the one she wanted.

Multi-tasking while getting ready.

Sisters scouting out locations for pictures.

These three really wanted to climb up on the sewer cap for a picture.

 They had a fun evening.  Dessert at a friend's house after the dance and then a couple of the girls came over and spent the night. I know she will treasure these memories for a long time.

Baltimore with Macy - Part 2

 Saturday was a beautiful day.  We started off with a walk to Edgar Allan Poe's house. It was a little over a mile away. On the way we stopped by his gravesite and enjoyed a pizza lunch at a nearby pizzeria.  It was super yummy.

After our visit we headed back to the harbor area. 

We sat down, read books, people watched, and enjoyed the sunshine.  It was so relaxing we didn't want to leave for dinner.

We found a restaurant with good reviews for their seafood.  We knew we needed to try some crab, so we ordered a crab dip appetizer and salads.  The portions were huge, but it was all very tasty. Macy isn't a big seafood eater, but she did want to try crab. I don't think it won her over, but I loved the big chunks of meat in the dip.

On our way back to the hotel we grabbed dessert from the cheesecake factory to eat in bed.  That's a requirement for a birthday trip - dessert in bed while watching TV. The Reese's peanut butter cheesecake didn't disappoint.

Sunday was our last day in Baltimore, and we had a late afternoon flight.  Macy started the day with a variety of waffles.

The roads in Baltimore are horrible, and this picture doesn't do this intersection justice.  It was so bumpy.

We decided to check out the aquarium.  

The weather was rainy, so we decided to head to the airport and see if we could catch the earlier flight home. I had a great weekend with my middle girl, and lots of fun memories were made. 

Baltimore with Macy - Part 1

 For Macy's 17th mother-daughter birthday trip she chose Baltimore, Maryland. We had an early morning flight and the weekend kicked off with me losing my driver's license in the airport. We kept checking with the Lost and Found and retracing our steps, but it wasn't found before we left.  That put a bit of a damper on the start to our trip, but once we got settled in our hotel room, we headed out to explore. First stop, Chipotle - one of Macy's favorites. 

After lunch we wandered around the water front for a bit. We enjoyed the park with the homophones scattered throughout.  It was a bit of a game to find as many as we could.

Always tinkering and creating ways to streamline her life - including how to carry her leftovers.

It was a bit of an overcast day, but it didn't rain on us.

High tide.  It took us a bit to figure out what was going on with the water and why it was up on the sidewalk. 

We took a cruise around the harbor.  There were only a few of us on the boat, and the concession worker gave us some free popcorn. We learned some interesting facts and saw the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in the distance.  

After dinner we headed back to our hotel.  I don't like to be out in cities after dark, so we called it a night. We were pretty tired after our early morning flight.

Southern Junction Clogging Championship - Central, SC

 

Contemporary Duo 2nd place

Juniors

Precision - 1st place, Grand Champion

Hoedown - 1st place

Traditional Line - 1st place

Traditional Line Formations - 3rd place

Line - 3rd place

Seniors

Hoedown - 1st place, Grand Champion

Running Set Precision - 1st place, Grand Champion

Traditional Line Formations - 1st place, Grand Champion

Line - 1st place, Grand Champion

Line Formations - 1st place

Traditional Line - 3rd place

Junior Team of the Day

Best Choreography

Highest Scoring Tiny Tot through Junior of the Day