Day 5... Sisters

Day 5

Today I am thankful for sisters! You can love and hate each other (sometimes all in the same day) but nothing will ever break a bond between sisters.  Sisters also make awesome Aunts, which I am thankful for as well...

I love the sisterhood my girls have.  They love and protect each other and dont think for one minute that when they are both involved that one will rat the other one out.  Lauren thinks Peyton hung the moon and while Peyton probably wont admit it right now she's pretty proud of Lauren too.

Day 4... Giggles

Day 4

Today I am thankful for little girl giggles!  I woke up to the sound of the girls laughing while they were upstairs playing together.  I know as they get older these days will not always happen so for now I will cherish being woken up to the sound of high-pitch little girl giggles!! 

Here is an old picture of Lauren that always makes me smile, she was full of giggles!

Day 3...

Day 3

Today I am thankful for beautiful Fall Saturdays!  We took advantage of the amazing weather to ride bikes, play at the park, feed the fish in the neighborhood pond and of course play a little soccer!

PS... I am also thankful to set the clocks back tonight! I can use all the extra hours I can get!!!!

Day 2...

We all know being 12 and in Middle School can be tough!  Those are definitley days I never want to do again.  So nothing makes this mom happier than to get a text from my girl saying this was an AWESOME DAY! 

So today I am thankful for AWESOME DAYS for this sweet girl!

The Month of Thanks

This post will be very short and sweet!  Today is November 1st, which means its the first day of the month of giving thanks.

Today I am thankful for these 3 people!  They are my entire world, and there are not enough words to describe how much I love them!!

Where did my babies go...

Without a doubt this day comes every year rather I'm ready for it or not.  The 1st day of school, such an exciting day for my girls but a hard day on this momma.  We have our traditions of back to school shopping, getting our supplies and of course the dilemas over what lunch box and back pack we get and do they match!  We also eat out the night before school, I say its so we aren't rushed in getting all of our stuff ready but really its just a great reason not to cook!

 So here we are August 16, 2012 and I now have a 2nd grader and a (pause as I am still getting used to saying this) 7th grader who is in Middle School.  As I took their pictures this morning I still see their sweet little faces from their Pre-K pictures. This will be a great year for both of them, full of new friends and experiences.  I just wish I could be with them to proctect and help them if needed.  I just have to remember that I am rasing strong, smart girls and even though I still see them as little they are growing up.

So as we start another school year and I look back on how they have grown and look forward to watching them grow even more my wish for them is to always believe in yourself and do what you know is right!

I love you sweet girls and everyday you make me so proud to be your mom!

And PS, just beware if anyone messes with my babies this Momma Bear will come out :)

It's Official....

OK, no surprise to anyone but I am a cheer mom! I start stressing the week of a competition, I have all the faith in the world of Peyton and her team I just want everyone else to know how great they are as well!

This weekends competition was no different, we packed all our shouter gear and headed to Kansas City. I woke up Saturday with the knot in my stomach and just kept saying we can do this, our girls know this routine inside and out. I get Peyton ready and make sure everything is perfect. I promise her eventually her head will stop hurting from all the bobby pins I jab into her skull, apply all the make up and give her hair one final spray of hair glue. All while never telling her how nervous I am. We get to the arena and meet up with her team, I give her one last hug and wish her good luck!

Then the waiting begins, I have my program and start taking notes. I apologize now to all the moms on other teams that I secretly am hoping for your daughters team to bobble or drop a stunt (I do not wish your child to get hurt, just loose a couple of points). Then they announce Twist and Shout Youth on deck, here it comes we are next. How embarrassed would Steve be if I just threw up right here? Now we're up, I try to sit still, but that does not happen. I'm up cheering, clapping and holding my breath. It literally is the longest 2:30 minutes and we have to do it all again tomorrow!

Day 2 starts the same, we are going into the finals in 1st place! All the parents sit in the exact section as yesterday, and almost in the same order. We decide today to go sit in the parents area when the girls perform. We didn't yesterday so of course we are hoping that doesn't jinx anything. I'm so glad I did because the routine was awesome and at one point I was able to make eye contact with Pey and give her a look of you've got this!

Now we wait for awards, will have to update later on that...

I've decided that it's OK that I'm a little crazy with this competive thing, I call it a sign of how much I love my kids and how awesome I think they are!

My saving grace is that the girls are like Steve and never crack under pressure!!

So if you ever find me passed out from holding my breath during their routines, it's OK just throw some glitter on me and keep cheering!!
Karen