Beach Nationals...

The first weekend in April Anna Lauren, Nanna, and I made a super quick trip to the beach for Anna Lauren's last regular season cheer competition.  The boys stayed at home for soccer, baseball, and MC Sports Hall of Fame.  Well, MC Sports Hall of Fame because everything else got rained out.

We only spent one night and just stayed at a hotel not on the beach.  We did plan to go to the beach a little but considering it was freezing and raining the entire weekend, we just drove by and took a picture.  This was the extent of our "beach" trip...this one picture...ha ha!!!

What I love most about this kid is she will do whatever I ask because she understands we allow her to cheer, but we are not going to use vacation time/money on cheer.  We had rather vacation as a family.  So...many days like this one, she gets ready in the car on her way to compete.

Sweet "little Cooper" as we call her.  She is one year younger than our Cooper so we refer to her as little Cooper.  Isn't she the cutest?  However, she loves Matt way more than me because he's the fun one...sigh...that seems to always be the case.

Ready to take on day 2...it helped those nerves knowing they were in first place by 2 points going into day 2. 

Meanwhile the boys were at home sending me crazy pictures like these...they were happy!!!

She has been so much fun to watch this year...she has always enjoyed it but this year, I just see it all over her face that she is doing what she loves and having fun on the stage doing it...

I mean I would have to be counting every second...no way I could be singing along to the music...

Love this one and that smile of hers...

And they did it...they won Beach Nationals!!!

Breaking it out...love their happy faces and especially Carsyn's sweet little smile (to the left of Anna Lauren under the arm).

Everyone wants to win at WSA because hello...you get a jacket!!!

Can we say FIERCE???

I've said it all season, but I will say it again...it's WAY more fun to do what you love with your besties!!!

We sure did miss the boys but sometimes it is a special treat for Nanna and I to just have this girl all to ourselves :)

Nanna is usually at a soccer field or baseball field with Cooper while we are at cheer but this time she got to do the cheer thing...we will not say out loud which one she prefers...ha ha!