Cheer Competition #6...

This past weekend we headed to New Orleans for Cheer Competition #6...this one was a two day competition so they performed Saturday and Sunday.  In my opinion, the girls had the best routine they could have had but still came in 6th out of 6.  We were a bit out of our league and were up against some unbelievable talent.  But...it was fun to get the experience of competing in a big competition.

6:15 AM on Day 1...we had to meet at 6:45 AM Saturday and Sunday.  Thankfully this little girl did awesome and did not give me one second of trouble getting ready at 5:30 AM.  

Rather she realizes it or not, she has the BEST cheer dad!  The day will come where we have to divide and conquer...but for now, we are thankful we can both be there to watch her cheer.  And Cooper...well, he is perfectly happy at Nanna's!

Love these three girls...Anna Lauren, Sydney, and Ava...

And love these moms...couldn't be a cheer mom without Terann and Katherine!

More cheer moms...

And here we go with day 1 of competition...I actually didn't take a hundred pictures this day...put my camera down and watched rather than watching through my camera.

After they competed, we had lunch and then headed to catch a couple Mardi Gras parades...

Waiting on the first parade to start...

It was actually a little cooler than we thought so the girls took turns wearing Matt's pullover...

Throw me some beads!

Anna Lauren was getting tired so we left the parade and went to Morning Call for an afternoon snack...cannot beat a beignet and a coke in a glass bottle!

So yum!  After our snack, we went back to Tim and Beth's house (thankfully they let us stay once again) and then headed to dinner with Beth's family.  We went to a local seafood place and had the BEST crawfish.  It was a fun time a good break from the cheer craziness!

6:30 AM on day 2...

And this is what you do while waiting when it is 6:30 AM in the morning...but honestly, the girls were so much better than I ever imagined this early in the morning.

For birthdays, they make a tunnel for the birthday girl...she has to crawl through and each girl gives her a pat/birthday spanking...Sunday they celebrated Brelye's birthday.

Happy Birthday Brelye...

Day 2 of competition...

This picture makes all the time and money worth it...she is doing something she LOVES!

If you cannot tell, she is out of breath...she is all over that stage...she is breathing so hard when she finishes.

Just hanging out waiting on awards...

And thankfully this is her attitude...no matter what place they get!  I know this will change as she gets older so for now, I'm enjoying that "it's fun" attitude!  We have a little break now...next and last competition isn't until April.