Cheer Showcase - Sadie

Sade's cheer showcase was a week after Megan's. In total they had about 40 girls from Kindergarten to 5th grade.

 

They learned a total of 12 different cheers! Which is no small feat when you are dealing with so many little girls at once. Ms. Smith is pretty amazing.

Lots of cheering pics. I couldn't help myself:




A little video:



Boom Dynamite.

I die:



After the performance they gave all of the girls trophies and pictures:




Most of the squad:



I have a lot of complaints about the school this year, but they did cheer up right.

Pinewood Derby 2014

Another year, another pinewood derby. Once again Jackson had a vision for his car, and executed it well. After cutting it out and getting it painted they (Eric & Jackson) hung it up to dry:

 

 

Then Seahawksafied it. They printed Seahawks logo's and symbols onto sticker paper and stuck them on:

 

 

Finishing wheel touches:

 

 

His competition:

 

 

Jackson named his car "The 12th Man":

 

 

Then they raced!

 

 

During the races Jackson's car came in first once, second twice and third once. Which put him 8th out of 18 cars! I count that as a success.

 

 

 The derby seems a bit luck based. It just seems weird that you can make two cars the exact same way, and they can weigh the same amount (like the Noble twins) and one can win first place and the other one comes in 12th. I don't understand it.

 

My favorite pinewood derby building boys:

 

 

Only one more derby year left.

Mother's Day 2014

I had a really nice Mother's Day this year. Really nice.

 

Of course I slept in. And then had a fancy breakfast:

 

 

Eric always goes the extra mile:

 

 

I then left the area while Eric and the kids cleaned up. Soon (since I woke up so late) it was time to head to church. There I got my next surprise of the day: Megan speaking about me in Sacrament meeting. She didn't even say anything mean. :)

 

After the primary kids sang in sacrament meeting I relinquished all of my chorister duties and was able to go Sunday school and Relief Society. It was seriously great. The Bishop taught our Relief Society class and decided to go around the room and tell each woman individually what he appreciated about her. I loved hearing his thoughts on everyone, and thinking to myself all of the great things I could say about each of them. I feel lucky to know so many awesome women. It was touching.

And we also had cheesecake.

 

After church it was present opening time!  

 

Jackson printed out his favorite poem (it is not sentimental), mounted it on paper and gave it to me:

 

 

Sadie wrote me an awesome letter. I love reading things in her cute handwriting with all of the misspelled words:

 

 

And then I opened her gift. I was thrilled to find that she had given me "Teddy Eddie"! She has been trying to get rid of him for years and found the perfect opportunity. (He was mine when I was little and I have been forcing Sade to keep him in her room). It was a hilarious gift.

 

 

Much to everyone's dismay I currently have him displayed in our living room for all to see.

 

My mom gave me such awesome gifts. An curling wand, my favorite soap and turkey steak sauce (you can't get it in Nevada). I was so excited about each of them.

 

 

Eric gave me a programmable thermostat that you can control from your phone. I don't mind receiving useful gifts for holidays, so I was very happy to receive it. It's a good thing he is married to a practical gal such as myself.

 

Taking selfies for Megan's Instagram:

 

 

Later that night I got one more surprise. One of my cute primary kids brought me cookies and a cute note!

 

 

Being the primary chorister is the best. I have been so lucky to get cute notes and treats from quite a few of them. And they have such awesome parents who encourage them to show appreciation.

 

Great day.