trophies...& again, so NOT twins!

they were so proud to earn these! :0)

& Jaden was so upset that he wasn't awarded one! :0( but it's ok...he has his own plaques & awards to be proud of...it just takes a reminder every now & then ;0)

can u believe we still get asked if the girls are twins?! seriously! just happened at the ceremony the other night...by a mother of another cheerleader...still blows my mind!

i mean, i totally understood why we'd get asked when they were much smaller (we were asked almost every. single. time. we went out, when they were age 2/3 thru about 5/6)...there's only 15months in age between them...& for a long time, they were very close in size...of course, folks that get to know them have no question - it's easy to tell them apart...even their personalities are totally different...but i've never thought they look the same in the face either - totally different eyes, noses & mouths if u ask me!

yes, they've had similar builds & hair styles since they were toddlers...even dress alike a lot of the time...but within the last year or so - their heights have become so different...Corinn is this bony little petite thing - our "Skinny Rinny"...& Gabrielle is so sturdy - solid as a rock! they strive to have different styles now - only occasionally wanting to mirror one another...& the older they get, the more different they look to me in the face too!

i guess i'm their Mama...i see their beautiful faces daily...hourly...sometimes minute by minute...& they are sisters...that are very close in age...that look very similar...& have the same crazy-frizzy head of locks that they refuse to let their Mama brush...

but twins?! come on!

cheerleading exhibition...

Sunday, the girls performed in the county cheerleading exhibition...they did 2 cheers & 1 dance routine...for weeks, they worked hard to learn the dance & did a great job when it came time to perform! this marked the very end of the season...they were awarded pretty little cheerleader necklaces at the very end...& tonight, they get trophies!

i was asked to step into the assistant coach position a week before the last game...i plan to be a head coach next year & can't wait...the girls really loved their first season of cheering, & i have a lot of great ideas for our squad next fall!

here's a video of Sunday...sorry - it's pretty shaky, & kinda long...i'm thankful that Curtis was not only able to be there to watch the girls, but able to take a video for me too...thx babe!

{this moment} 1st game...at MY old high school!

9/21/10

{this moment}

"Photos - no words - capturing a moment from the week.
A simple, special, extraordinary moment.
A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."

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{this moment} 1st cheer practice 9/7/10

{this moment}

"Photos - no words - capturing a moment from the week.
A simple, special, extraordinary moment.
A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."

inspired by SouleMama - a Friday ritual

ra-ra-ree, kick em in the knee!

we give the kiddos a choice of which activity they'd like to sign up for each fall...& generally, we don't do much during the summer - since the summer is filled with enough of its own fun activities

Scouts are a given - Jaden just finished his 1st year as a Bear & moved on to the Webelos...& the girls will begin their 1st year soon (Gabby, Brownies - Corinn, Daisies)...Scouts doesn't count in their 1 activity rule...beyond that, they have to choose between dance, gymnastics, martial arts, etc...this year was the 1st that both girls were old enough to try cheer leading - so that's what they picked!

i got a call from the coach last night...well, one coach - apparently, she only had Corinn on her roster...but she's gonna contact the other coaches, & get back in touch with me...obviously, it would be much easier to have them on the same squad - same practice/game schedule

i'm so excited! & actually, i hope the coach is looking for parents to help out ;0) i was a cheerleader back in the day - starting in 3rd grade, with this same crew! i was just a year older than Gabby, & back then, we were given simple green skirts & white t's with the county logo...no fancy uniforms, no poms, no socks, or pretty hair ribbons!

i continued cheering, all the way thru high school...i was a sturdy base, & could throw/lift one hell of a stunt! my girls really get a kick outta watching my old videos - a young, skinny Mama, doing jumps, holding shoulder stands, throwing basket tosses, & even busting a groove in some fun dance routines ~lol~ some of my very favorite memories are from cheering - bus trips to away games, hanging out with the girls before/after practice, pep rallies...it was all sooo much fun!

(senior year, 1997)

of course, who's to say that my girls will continue to cheer all the way thru their academic career? they may not enjoy it as much as i did...they may decide to go right back to dance, or even move on to a totally new activity next year

but hey, i'm excited to see em give cheering a try! ;0)