Sneak Peak: WAC Youth 2009

This is Rylee's new team. They learned this in 3 weeks - so 6 practices. Some of the girls are brand new to competitive cheerleading - so this is pretty good. We are so excited for this new competition season - there are so many great things they are going to be able to do!

Bluebonnets....

I love Bluebonnets. They are a great thing about Texas....every spring I can count on the Bluebonnets to sprout up everywhere!!!!! Of course, you have to take pictures in them......but while RyRy was very willing at first.....that ended real quick. Thus the very pained expression on her face.



Spring is great!!!!!! Enjoy your Bluebonnets everyone!

What do you get for.......

What do you get for:

6 months of private tumbling lessons?
27 weeks of private tumbling lessons?
810 minutes of hard work during private tumbling lessons?
paying $0.66 a minute during private tumbling lessons?


You get to sign the WAC Wall Of Fame! The monster is defeated.....finally!

Easter.....

I hope that everyone had a good Easter. Ours was, almost drama free. Shannon did have to replace the battery in my car - which was good for a few tense moments at 9:30 last night. Otherwise - we had a great day! We had chicken fried chicken & chicken fried steak - I loved it for Easter. Better than the usual ham!!! We had an lively Easter Egg hunt in the house while Maddie took a nap! It is hard to be a teenager apparently. Just don't let Grady hide your eggs......he likes to get creative with his hiding spots.






To RyRy & Bertha's great delight most of us went to see the Hanna Montana movie. The girls loved that boy in the move, and Grady loved Miley. Bertha cracked me up because she actully wore her ears through the entier movie. I would have taken a picture in the theater - but I am not stupid - I don't want to get beat down by a bunch of little girls for disturbing their movie. Sadly we did not get a chance for our annual family confetti egg fight.....I was readdy with 2 dozen.......maybe a surprise attack is in order.

Finally......

We now have a new computer in our house!!! Yeah! A much smaller laptop that I am actually allowed to touch. Okay.....I got to touch it once so far....I am hoping to be able to use it at least once the next month!

Happy Birthday Cole....

Happy Birthday to you....

Happy Birthday to you....

Check out how he dug into that cake......he was not kidding around! So cute - cannot believe that he is 2 already - the time goes by so fast! By the way Scott - that poor kid needs a haircut......no mullets........I mean it!

WAC 5th Annual Banquet

So we had the 5th annual banquet for cheer this last weekend. RyRy was very excited....you know in the sense that I should purchase her a new dress because she didn't want to wear the one she had just gotten. When I nipped that idea in the bud she had the nerve to tell me 'It's my decision what I wear, it's my banquet'....Hello? It's your decision when you fork over some money.....crazy deluded girl! She did get some new 'heels' to wear! She was so cute!

There was a photo area when you first came in. We had dinner, the best dessert table ever, awards, then there was a ton of dancing. Those girls shut the place down - they were maniacs on the dance floor! My daughter included......she tore it up! In case you were wondering - yes she did take it all the way down to the ground at one point - and not during the limbo contest. There is no saving us from her dancing!

I have to mention: 1.RyRy with Coach Danny - he is the most amazing tumbling coach - she would be lost without him! 3. This is Kelli, RyRy's big sis her 2nd year - sweetest girl and a total dancing maniac. 4. This is Mo....he has issues. 15. My RyRy and my Kasey - love love love our Kasey!!!

Crop Stories: Crop Reality

So the rest of the weekend was pretty uneventfull...except for late night/early morning 3 am discussions - which can be really interesting. Like after Scraparella and I dished about the Real Houswives of NYC we decided that TLC so needs a scrapping reallity show - you know the kind where someone gets kicked off. It would be so awesome to throw out the catch phrase 'your scrapbook is not closed' and watch the loser walk down the road with their scrap tote - all dejected! I can't believe they haven't thought of it yet.......hello TLC we are ready - just give us a call!

My total shock for the weekend was miss Scrapalicious who totally cracked me up! Can't wait to hang out w/out the underage set again - there is no telling what may happen!

Here is my favorite layout I did all weekend. It is totally my favorite because I crammed as much crud on there as possible....(thus my crop name Queen of Crud!) and then added more later! It is also one of my favorite pics from Disneyland w/Scott and Tiff - so sweet!!!!!!

I cannot believe it.....THEY'RE BACK AGAIN...

Mark it in your calendars.....July 17th, 2009.......The Block is back for another concert! I want to go so bad.......seriously! I am off to stalk some tickets........LOL!

Crop Stories: Roadblocks & Jesus

So, after surviving the code red storms Scrapzilla and I decided to venture out the next day to the local scrap store. We left prepared with verbal directions from our friends, a GPS unit, and an Iphone - surely we can find this place. Ugh......maybe not! Let me say that it was cold, windy, and a little damp from the Tornado Storms from the night before. We ended up on some crazy side street - which was blocked with one of those huge orange & white roadblocks. Srapzilla was going to turn around - but I am like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......the street we need is right there....right there like a hop, skip, and a jump. I look at her, and I am like.....'Let's go through the roadblock....we can move it....' and she's like 'Let's take a look and see how far the drop is.....'. It wasn't too bad so we spent a good few long minutes dragging HEAVY SANDBAGS and moving the roadblock before we plowed through. It was so much fun!!!!! We made it to the store...eventually, only to be assaulted by a herd of women salivating over the buckets of glimmer mist. Man.......we were lucky to escape with our lives.

On the way back to our exclusive accommodations we decided to follow the printed out Google/Yahoo directions in hopes that it was shorter and there were less roadblocks. We ended up in the Hagerman Wildlife Reserve.....I am not kidding you.....no street signs - let's be real, they weren't even streets at that point - just dirt roads. We attempted to find our way by gaining the assistance of some locals - who obviously have know idea where they are let alone any of the streets or highways we named. We eventually found our way out of the Wildlife preserve at which point as Scrapzilla is driving along the back roads an ENORMOUS white tailed rabbit hurled itself in front of the car....and...wait for it.....Scrapzilla releases the steering wheel and yells...."Jesus take the wheel!!!!!!" I think I wet myself from laughing so hard.....we could not recover from the hysterical laughing that followed. This is a true story.......I swear!!! It was the best road trip EVER!!!!