Sweetheart Classic- Chapel Hill, NC

Karoline was SO excited about this months competition because we got to stay in a hotel.  I love how kids just think that is the coolest thing ever! :)  We shared a room with our friends with our other friends next door and the girls had a blast.   The competition started pretty early the next morning so I'm glad we didn't attempt to make it a day trip...

This was a "BIG" competition... there were 105 teams total... that is a LOT!  Karoline's squad did great but did have a few small stunts fall and little mess ups.  Karoline was balling her eyes out after their performance.  She knew it was not as clean as our last competition but it gave me an opportunity to talk about how we have good weeks and sometimes weeks that are a little rough but all in all we just want to have fun and enjoy our team...  It's hard to watch your baby upset but it is a great life lesson... and I can go on and on about the life lessons you can learn being a part of competition cheerleading.  I know some don't consider it a "sport" (I'll argue against that all day long) but I am loving how it has become what Karoline enjoys and she is quite talented... perfect for our competitive but not aggressive athlete!

Despite the little mistakes our girls took home the 2nd place TROPHY out of the 5 teams in their division!! They were SO SO SO excited!!  Their routine has a high level of difficulty for their division so all those bonus points helped!  WAY TO GO MINI SWELLS and we can't wait for CCA Nationals in March.  Kind of strange it's a whole month until we compete again!

Loved watching the UNC Cheerleaders perform!

Cheering on the senior squad...

Baseball...

 Guess who is going to play baseball this year!??  Anderson is excited and we are scared :)  We are still recovering from trying soccer a few years ago which was a disaster!  But we think (okay, I did and had to get TJ to finally give in and let him) Anderson might be ready to try a sport and be a part of a team.  We think he will be on a team with some of his friends and it should be a fun season.  We went straight to buy him a glove, bat, and balls so we could practice in the back yard.  He is excited... Let's PLAY BALL!

New Neighborhood...

Weeeeeeeeee.... Welcome to the neighborhood....

We moved into a small rental for hopefully the next few months until our house is completed.  There is a chance we might have to move again (we are getting use to it, haha)... but for now we are loving having our own space again and the kids love our neighbors 2 doors down, Cooper and Jackson.  They have a zip line and it is a BIG hit!  In the pictures you will see Anderson holding a zip lock bag full of leaves... the leaves are "tickets" to get on the zip line... They play out there for HOURS!  

And I thought I would throw in a picture of Buster enjoying the sofa at our rental... he doesn't care where we move as long as there is a sofa :) haha...

House update:  Our floor plan and exterior must be approved by the neighborhood ARB (architectural review board).  They came back with a few changed they wanted made to the outside of the house so once we make those changes it will be reviewed again... hope to break ground soon!  It's a slow process but we want God's house for us in HIS timing... it will be worth it :)

Wilmington Port Challenge!

Our Mini Swell's team ROCKED!!!!  They got 1st place out of 5 teams in their division!  We were SOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!  They stuck everything and just did an amazing job!  I'm so proud of Karoline for learning how her hard work and working with her team has paid off!

Our girls getting ready to go out...

So excited to perform!!  

 From the above picture the girls throw her up and catch her and end up with her standing...

 I know this shot is blurry but I was so proud of Karoline for really getting in there and being an awesome back spot!!  Watching her flyer!

Getting a BIG congrats hug from our senior squad!

I'm so proud of you Karoline!!!  Love you so much!