Busy weekend

Hello everyone! I was planning on writing and I guess Matthew Robert thinks I have all the time in the world so I need to be writing anyhow, so let me just appease him.

This weekend has just begun and we have been quite busy. I got Samantha back from Grandma Debbie Thursday night and I couldn't stop hugging my now 9 year old. Friday I was getting back into the swing of things with having Mr. Man again. Then Friday night we all went to practice. Josh to football practice and Samantha to Cheer. It was a family affair. Auntie Kylie was watching Uncle Jakey coach and Grandma Kimmy came to watch Samantha practice. We were missing Uncle Jere and Auntie Courtney. Samantha has a lot of new cheers to pick up, but she was getting them very well. She even tried stunts. After practice Samantha went home with Grandma and Papa and had dinner with them, she of course talked Grandma into an ice cream treat.

Now it's Saturday and we all woke up early, except Daddy, he got to sleep in for once. We all got ready for a busy day. Grandma Kimmy came at 7:45 to pick us girls up. Samantha had her first day of Cheer camp, and it was a full day for her. We dropped her off at 8:30 she was very nervous and I hoped she would like it and have a great day. Megan, Grandma, and I went to Sonora for the day. We started off by going to Cover's Apple Ranch. Megan got to see cows, chickens, turkeys, roosters, sheep, a couple of swans, and fed them. We had a little breakfast there. I shouldn't say little it was a big breakfast and very good. Then we headed to a Pampered Chef party that Aunt Karen was having. We got to see Gram, Aunt Karen, and Nicole. Megan was a very good girl and stole the show. I bought a few things that I really wanted, and FYI I plan on having a party of my own in the next couple of months. I love Pampered Chef so I really don't mind. Finally Grandma brought us back home, we had a great day with her.

Samantha's camp was over at 4, she could have spent the night, but she isn't the spend the night kind of girl. I was nervous about picking her up because she hasn't caught the Cheerleading fever yet. Well let me just tell you she caught it today. When I got there I could hear all kinds of noise coming from the gym. I went in just in time to see a BIG group of girls dancing. I saw Samantha's friend Sierra in the front and thought she would be near her. I looked further into the crowd and realized that more girls from our squad were all mixed in. Finally I look over to where the bigger tall girls were, and there she was. My "little" girl was in the big girl section of the dancers. How did that ever happen. She did great though. I'm not going to lie, Mama started tearing up. She is so beautiful and was doing a great job. As she walked off the floor she saw me, she ran to me smiling all the way. We found my friend Melissa and talked with her for a minute and she informed me that they had the best day. As Samantha and I walked to the car I nervously asked how her day had gone, and she said "I had so much fun Mom!" Hanging from her ponytail she had a yellow ribbon, it was for "Dancing Diva, Star Dancer". When I asked her about it she said she got it for dancing so well, and not everyone got one. Let me tell you there is not many other things that make you feel as good as when you are a proud Mama. I was also relieved to know she enjoyed herself. She can't wait for tomorrow.

Josh is over at Cody's right now, watching a fight and playing poker, he wanted us to go, but my girls, especially my cheerleader need to go to bed at a good time tonight. Tomorrow she will go to cheer while we get a lot of things done around the house. We get to watch a performance they will put on tomorrow, then we will all head up to Sonora. Josh needs a haircut and Chloe's party is tomorrow.

I'm sorry for being so descriptive but this is really letting me release some energy. Matthew Robert I do hope you enjoyed yourself in reading my blog, I will try not to make you wait again.

Love you all and thanks for taking the time!