Dance Competition - Gotta Move (Solos)

Another weekend, another dance competition! Being off track for the first 3 dance competitions has been such a blessing. They haven't had to miss any school and it has really helped to not have to worry about homework while trying to get ready for these weekends. This comp was up in Ogden again...so we got to stay at the same hotel again which the girls loved doing! The girls did both of their solos in the evening this time, so we didn't have to leave until the afternoon. I randomly texted my mom last night to see if she wanted to join us and she was able to arrange her schedule so she could join us! It was fun to have her with us and it helped SO much to have her around to help with Brielle. We made it up to our hotel in time to get the girls ready and go over to the comp. They girls killed it! They both danced SO well. Brooklyn was incredible...Misty and I just looked at each other and couldn't believe how much she improved in just one week. Her weakness is feeling the music so she spent some time this week working on it with one of the other dance teachers. Well it worked! I've never seen her dance with so much emotion before. After they danced we headed to IHOP for dinner then I dropped my mom and Brielle off at the hotel so they could get settled and get to bed. The girls and I went back to the competition bc the awards didn't start until 11:30pm!! So late! We finally made it to the hotel and the girls just crashed! I ended up in the lobby finishing my animals (see tomorrow's post) then got to bed around 2.

More Birthday Fun

My mom stopped by to wish Britney a happy birthday! These 2 have a special bond and I seeing Britney gravitate towards her. She loved her gifts and spending time together. For the evening we headed to the Ericson's to do more celebrating. I love this little girl and she is the sweetest thing. 

Britney's Birthday!!!

We zoomed back from Ogden and met up with Josh and the other kids at Chuck-a-rama to celebrate Britney's birthday. Josh's parents joined us and they were babysitting Rachel's baby which was fun to have around. After dinner we headed back to the house so Britney could open her presents! Happy Birthday Brit!

Dance Competition - Aspire (Team)

Second comp for Brooklyn and Brynlee, but the first competition for Brielle!!! We had to wake up really early to get Brielle and Brynlee ready bc they danced at the beginning of the competition. It's so crazy having 3 girls competing...I am constantly getting one of them ready for their next dance and hardly have any time to relax! But it's awesome and the girls are doing great! It's fun to see them get better and better with each competition. They all did great! We headed out as soon as we could to get back to celebrate Britney's birthday!

Dance Competition - Aspire (Solos)

It's SO nice that the kids are off track right now. We were able to spend yesterday getting ready for another competition. This was the first one for Brielle and the first one for the girls' solos!!! We headed up to Ogden early in the morning bc Brynlee had her solo at 11:30. She did great!!! They were ahead of schedule and we didn't know that, so we made it out of the dressing room to go backstage with only about 5 min to spare.  Oops. But she handled it well and danced beautifully! We headed to our favorite restaurant...IHOP for lunch. The girls filled up on all sorts of yummy food, then we headed to the hotel to check in and relax for a little bit. Apparently my brother's company own the Marriott in Ogden and was able to get us a hotel room for only $40! It was SO nice to stay the night up there instead of go home and go back super early in the morning. We made it back to the competition for Brooklyn to do her solo. She also did a great job! I love watching the girls dance and the confidence they get by doing solos. After the awards we grabbed Rylee from the train station (she is hanging out with us for the night and coming to the competition tomorrow), then we headed back to the hotel so the girls could go swimming! We finally made it to the room and the girls crashed for the night!

Britney's Birthday Party

I typically don't do parties for kids turning 4, but Britney has talked about having a bday party for weeks! So I decided to turn our off track Classic outing into a birthday party for her. I made sure her 2 neighbor friends were able to come with us as well as a bunch of friends for my other kids. We played, ate lunch, and gave Britney a bunch of presents. We sang happy birthday and had donuts! It was a lot of fun!!!

Super League Champions

Another league, another championship. The boys played hard and did a great job! Of course this was a pretty easy league, which is fun but gets frustrating at times. If the boys aren't challenged then they can't get better. Hopefully the next couple of leagues we are starting will be harder!