Intrigue Provo

The Intrigue convention is the one that our studio is invested in and we go to their National competition every year. So my girls have been looking forward to this one for a while. This year was much less stressful than in the past bc Brooklyn, Brynlee, and Britney are all apprentice/true performers which is the top scholarship that they get to keep until they age out. So they got to just relax and help in all of the classes rather than compete for scholarships. Brielle has been the apprentice for the past 2 years but aged out so she is working really hard in the junior room to earn that scholarship again. We stayed in the hotel across the street and it was great to be so close since we had to be there morning to evening Wednesday through Saturday. They competed their solos, sister number, and all their team dances so it was a busy weekend!

 

So. Many. Rhinestones.

I'm on the costume committee at the studio and I'm in charge of all the rhinestoning. I design each costume and arrange to get it all done. It is A LOT of work but something I really enjoy doing. This year I started having the girls rhinestone while on their breaks at dance and it worked out great! It was much easier than making the mom's come to my house to get their costumes done like I did last year. 

 

Cabin Trip

We rarely have a free weekend this time of year but it worked out to head up to the cabin for President's day. We invited my friend Karyn and her family to come and we had SO much fun. They have 4 teenagers and 2 babies so plenty of kids to play with for everyone. The kids did plenty of sledding, games, and lots of movies and video games lol. They played the hand slapping game and you can see how red their hands were from slapping each other. Can't wait to take them again!

Skiing

Josh's work has 4 free day passes to Snowbird that can be used once a day so Josh has taken full advantage of them. Brooklyn had a day off of school so Josh and my brother Justin took Brooklyn and Paige up for the day. They had a blast and did great! Josh is loving that Brooklyn and Brynlee did the ski school this year so he finally has some kids he can take with him skiing. 

 

Brayden’s Last Game

The bball season went way too fast and we were all sad for it to end. The sophs had an amazing season and in the region games they only lost once. They played Riverton to close out the season and they fought hard and ended with a win. He had a great coach this season and it was fun to see his team get better at playing together as the season went on. 

 

This Girl

For reals. This girl keeps us all in line and has us all laughing at the same time. After dance we rushed to Walmart to find a Valentine's Day gift for a boy that gave Brynlee a Valentine. We turned around and Brooklyn was walking around the store like this. She's a blast to have around.

 

Valentine’s Day

The girls always look forward to holidays and have been planning their boxes for weeks. Well...Brielle has been planning. The others decided the day before lol. We stayed up way too late last night getting their boxes done but we were able to finish them so they could take them to school. The girls all danced and Brayden had a basketball game so we were busy running them around but we did manage to make it to dinner then home in time to give them some treats and send them to bed. 

 

Sunset

Days like this remind me how beautiful of a view we have from our house. I love to see the mountains everyday and when there is a sunrise or sunset we get to enjoy it from most areas in our house. Today was extra pretty.

 

Radix

First big convention of the season! Brooklyn did 24/7 last month but none of the team dances were competed. This convention was only for Brooklyn and Brynlee's teams so I've been busy with them getting ready for it. Brynlee was a protege finalist for the juniors and was super excited to have gotten that scholarship! The girls did great with their solos, duo, and team dances and had a lot of fun al weekend!

 

Copper Hills Performance

Britney's team performed at the Copper Hills drill team showcase while I was in Provo with the older girls for their competition. Britney did great and loved being in front of such a big crowd!

 

Nicholas Party

Nicholas and Co. had their annual dinner for the sales force up in Park City at the Olympic Village. We got a private tour of some of the facilities and it was fun to see the different areas. Dinner was great and it was fun to see Josh recognized for all the hard work that he does.