Mackay Madness: She makes it!

Thursday, March 31, 2011

She makes it!

Two weeks ago, Addie had cheer try-outs for the 7th grade....SHE MADE IT!

She is so excited and has already made so many new friends on the team! I love that she just loves to hang out with whoever and has such a great variety of friends...that's what life is about I think. We are so proud of her!! She just makes me smile...I can't wait to see what that girl does with her life when she grows up...she will be successful at whatever she goes after!

Also, "this" sucker of a mom (me), is the coach again...it's a love/hate relationship. It's more work than I can explain, but for some reason I'd be lost without it. It keeps me young, it keeps me close with my girls, and I only have two years left until I won't be able to work with my girlies anymore...and I can't do much for my boys, unless I become a football coach??? Hmmmm, that's a thought! I love it when football players make a "basket." Ha ha ha...just kidding.

The girls at the first day of clinics! Super nervous and excited!

Kenzie and I. She is the Varsity Cheerleader in charge of teaching our girls the game cheers this year. I have also partnered up on coaching with my girls BFF's mom "Stacey!" Our team is gonna stinkin ROCK! We are so excited:)

So many girls went out for the squads. It's great to see how "Westlake" little league cheer program is just growing and thriving!
(AND NO...I DID NOT GET TO JUDGE OR PICK MY TEAM...DON'T ACT LIKE YOU WEREN'T THINKING IT!) But I wish I did! As a matter of fact I was having a small surgery on the day of try-outs (just having a couple of small bumps removed..wink,wink). No biggie.

This was Addie's good luck gift! I hope she looks at it every day and never gives up on what she really wants...NO MATTER WHAT IT IS! Congrats my sweet girl!

4 comments:

margo said...: Yea -- congrats to Addie! She is such a cute cheerleader. I'm sure your squad will be great this year with you and Stacy coaching:) I will have to pick Lindsie up off the floor crying during competition time! Those girls are so lucky to have you--you are super duper:); March 31, 2011 at 7:27 PM
margo said...: ha ha ha .. those bumps were not small:); March 31, 2011 at 8:53 PM
Goddard Family said...: Way to go Addie...and way to go SUPER MOM! XOXO; April 3, 2011 at 8:49 PM
Anonymous said...: Congrats to Addie! And you will be a fab coach. They are lucky ducks to have you.; April 4, 2011 at 9:53 PM

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From the mouths of "our babes":

*Our doorbell rang. Chance ran to get it. No one was there. He said, "oh darn,it must have been a knocker-ditcher." (Otherwise known as a doorbell ditcher.)

*Chance climbed in the back of the car this afternoon, and said "ewww mom, the back of your car smells gross...it smells like fries and poo all mixed together."

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*As we were driving through the farmlands, Addie blurts out from the backseat, "it's cool how HAY grows, it just randomly pops up in perfect little blocks!" (She was DEAD serious)

*We came home from camping and Addie turns to me and says, "Mom, it feels so good to be home and walk on the grass and have a cup of milk!"

*We ate at a "Thai" restaurant tonight. Addie was so sick of peanuts on all of the food. She finally looked at me and said, "what the heck, do they have a peanut tree in that kitchen or what?"

*Chance asked me, "Mom, why Jesus make me so fast?" (Basically asking why he is such a fast runner)

*Chance was looking through the neighbors fence at their dog and he came running back across the street and said " oh sick, that dog just bless you'd all over my face!" Apparently, that means the dog sneezed on him!

*Chance calls "Walkie Talkies"... "Hickey Tickies"

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*We went thru the drive-up at Wendy's and they were out of Frosty's. As we pulled away, Chance murmurs to himself: "damn, damn, damn!" (I will take full responsibility for that one!) Needless to say, we had a little chat!

*Chance says that "chocolate milk" is his favorite taste!

*Chance was picking the seat of his pants today, and I said "what's wrong son, do you have a snuggy?" And he said, "no mom, I don't have a snuggly, my bums are just stuck together.

*Tonight at dinner, Addie told us that her favorite solid food is BUTTER and her favorite liquid food is SPRAY BUTTER!

*Chance told me today that his brain was making him scared to go to school. (He just kept holding his head in his hands)

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Easton "Such a Big Miracle, in such a Little Boy"

For those that don't know, our little boy nearly drowned in a bathtub accident when he was just 7 months old. I had run a bath for myself and left Easton (who could barely crawl) in his room on the floor. I ran out to the kitchen to clean up a glass my daughter had broken. When I returned to the bath... Easton had pulled himself into the bathroom and was floating face down in the water. He had his feet pajama's on which helped him slip over the side. He was under for about two - four minutes and it took four minutes of CPR from his daddy before he took his first breath. He was taken by ambulance to "Primary's" where he stayed in the ICU overnight. He had a full recovery. We are so, so lucky! He is ONE YEAR OLD now and we're so happy that our heavenly father decided that we could keep him!!! He brings so much SUNSHINE into our lives. "We love you Eastie". I put this on my blog for my own journal, but also for people to always be aware of your kids around water...they are capable of sooo much more than you may think!