This weekend I had the joy of attending my daughter’s first cheerleading competition of the season. It was her weekend with her Dad, but I was able to take her, and we had some amazing one on one time that doesn’t get to happen very often. We went to San Antonio on Friday night and started our “girls weekend” by enjoying a family favorite of having pizza delivered to the hotel room for supper. Kyleigh and I were both exhausted after a long week, but that time together was so sweet enjoying a yummy pizza in bed before crashing for the evening.
We both woke up early the next morning, excited about the day, and decided to head out for breakfast. My sweet girl requested Cracker Barrel, another vacation favorite, and a Starbucks trip before getting ready for the day. I of course caved to her requests. We enjoyed facetiming her Dad, Step-Mom, and Step-Dad at breakfast, and she eagerly told all the family the plan for the day. After breakfast and coffee we headed back to the hotel to get ready for the big event.
As I worked on putting the finishing touches on Kyleigh’s hair and makeup, I saw not the sweet little girl who had been doing cheer a couple years ago, but a pre-teen beauty who was growing up before my eyes. The little girl who I was glamming up a few years ago, had now transformed into a determined, confident, athlete, who was ready to go out and dominate on the mat at this competition. At that moment I realized that this time is SO precious, and that this competition was bigger than what I had originally imagined. This is the start of a season, and the beginning of a new journey with my sweet girl.
Kyleigh and her team absolutely dominated at the competition, and walked away with not only first place in their division, but as grand champion and high point team out of all the level one teams across the age levels, AND won a bid to a national competition in Las Vegas! They were PHENOMENAL! To top it all off, I was able to zoom in the rest of the family who couldn’t be there so they all got to watch Kyleigh.
We ended our day with lunch on the riverwalk, her pick, and then of course a Buc-ees stop on the way home to get her Step-Mom some chocolate covered peanuts. I ended the weekend exhausted, but with a heart that was overflowing. I can’t wait to see what this season brings, and how many more adventures we have living this chaotic, captivating, crazy, CHEER LIFE!
Fear is a Liar 
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