Palm Springs - Cheer

Friday Evening Lauren and Blaire having fun.

Saturday morning before they performed.

First day competition.

First Day.

A happy group after the first day of competition. (in a surprising 2nd place!)

Saturday afternoon enjoying the pool.

Sunday performance.

The team after a great competition!!

Need the funny face picture.

Lauren showing me her skills.

A happy girl after a 3rd place finish (out of 10 teams.) They did so good and the best showing of an Arizona team.

Lauren at the hotel.

Blaire during her team's performance.

Lauren's 4th cheer competition was in Palm Springs. We drove over on Friday afternoon. We got there earlier enough for Lauren and Blaire to enjoy the pool before the teams had a practice.

We had to be up early the next morning for Lauren's team performance. We were all surprised to find out that Lauren's team was in 2nd place after the first day. They did so good.

Lauren was able to enjoy the pool for a few hours in the afternoon.

Sunday once again we had to be up early for the second day of the competition. The did great again and competed against some really good California teams. The team that was in 3rd place jumped over the 1st and 2nd place teams and ended in first. Lauren's team ended in 3rd place. They did soooo good.

Chinese New Year

We celebrated the Chinese New Year going to dinner with Brian, Diane, Sammie and Jake. It was a low key celebration but a perfect way to welcome in the Year of the Dragon.

Granny Christmas

Granny was in town for a few weeks and we were able to celebrate Christmas with her and the rest of the Helton family. We had a wonderful turkey dinner and then it was time for gifts. Lauren loves granny so much and we are always honored to be invited to be part of the fun.

Cheer Competition #3

Lauren's cheer team competed in their 3rd competition. They did really good. They did have one fall which dropped them to second. Without the fall they would have easily took first.

Blaire competed on 2 teams and looked great. Next competition is in Palm Springs. It should be a fun weekend.

MLK weekend 2012

Lauren and I had a full MLK weekend. We went to the movies, we went on a bike ride and we went to the Science Museum. The best part of the weekend was that Granny came back in town. Lauren was so excited to see her. She is so happy that she is here for a few weeks.

On Monday we made cupcakes to remember that it has been three years since the accident. I love that her hair is all grown back and she is just a beautiful as always.