1st Cheer Competition!!!!

What a day! The girls had a wonderful time:) Elisabeth has FINALLY found something she LOVES and she was so good!!! Isabella got by on her cuteness....her bow was as big as her head. Both of the kids' teams won 1st place which made the day worthwhile.

First High School Dance

Dogs sleeping...

Weekend Changes

The coach decided to cancel our trip to York for our 1st cheer leading competition. The predicted weather was 4 inches of snow during the night. Whatever. That is a mere dusting to someone from Syracuse. We decided to go anyway...with my bad attitude and all. We had an awesome hotel room (prepaid) and actually went to an extremely cool restaurant called the White Rose with Blake and Ali. It was nice to see them before he left for a month long trip overseas:( We also celebrated Christmas about 1 month late...they gave Elisabeth an alarm clock that rolls off the dresser when it's time to get up. Isabella got the most adorable blanket-stuffed dog from LoveSac. She spends most of her time holding the dog while wrapped up in the blanket. Oh...and by the way....the snow did fall but the roads were clear. I love being right:)

CHEER!!!

Our first competition is on Saturday in York!!! WHOOO HOOOO!!! Isabella is the only one that is going to perform but Elisabeth is their assistant coach so she will be busy too. Next Saturday, the BIG competition is going to be at the Bryce Jordan Center...it will be Elisabeth first time cheering. Please pray for me:)

Ink

I can't believe it is the 11th already!! It seems like we were planning for Christmas for months and then it was over:( The tree is down, the presents have been put away, and the house looks normal again. Except, of course, for the LARGE ink stain right in the middle of NEW family room rug. One highly-adorable, big-eared animal climbed on the desk, grabbed a black pen and then proceeded to chow down on it on the new cream-colored, wall-to-wall, "just paid it off", rug. Not only did she dump about 3 tsp of ink in 2 spots, she dripped it all the way back to the kitchen (those we were able to clean up). We cleaned the mains spots with hairspray (2 cans), industrial carpet cleaner, white vinegar/water, baking soda/water, antibacterial wipes....you name it, we tried it. Which...is probably why it is about 4 shades lighter and still stained. I have strategically placed a footstool over it but I still know it is there. If the animal weren't so frickin' cute, I'd trade her in for a new rug:)