State and Nationals Cheer Competitions

State Competition was amazing! The kids knocked it out of the park! Both the prelims and the finals were done perfectly! Unfortunately the judges scored pretty hard and we ended up 8th. Not bad, but we felt we deserved higher. The weekend was filled with getting fancy for Cheesecake Factory, lots of practicing and even more celebrating! 

Nationals landed right on the weekend where we got ice for 2 days and freezing temps that shut down everything for 4 days. It was a sad ending to the season, but I’m glad we were all safe and warm in our own homes when the storm hit. I’m so happy we did so well at State and that performance was our final one for the year. They did great and ended the year with such wonderful memories! 

Disciple Now

We had a wonderful turn out for Disciple Now! So many kids and so many leaders who opened their homes and helped with food and led small groups. I didn’t get too many pictures, but I got a few of Koby’s group since Teague was with him. We had our annual trash pick up, silent disco and then a bonfire for our night time activity and a great turn out for church Sunday morning. So thankful for what the Lord is doing in Axtell! 

NYE

Always at the fireworks store! This year we had mainly seniors and college kids helping and it was so nice to not have to do much. The kids know how to sell things and run the registers and bag the items, so Richard and I just enjoyed hanging out. During downtime and the game to play this year was Imposter. The kids all have New Year’s Eve plans and left around 9pm but Richard and Charles and I stuck it out until midnight! 

Christmas with the kids

We had all the kids over on Christmas night to open gifts and stockings and eat and play a few games. Roy and Lynette joined us as well. It was a quiet evening with them all in one place and that’s the best gift of all!

Pippen Christmas

Christmas Eve was game night at Sonja’s. We started with snacks and a game, then moved to the main course and presents and finished with some team competition and more games with dessert. Amber planned all the fun and it was great! She was very prepared with all the activities!

Hollingsworth Christmas

We celebrated Christmas with the Hollingsworth side the Sunday before Christmas. Heather and Justin and the girls came in town and Roy and Lynette all came to the house for BBQ and games. It was a relaxing evening with very little in the agenda so it made it easy to visit and just enjoy the company. The weather was nice so we even played some pickleball. Heather and Maysen both have December birthdays so we celebrated them also!

December Cheer Competition

We had our first competition in Dallas in December and the team placed 3rd!! They worked so hard yet had a few stunt drops and issues with the routine so they were super happy with 3rd place!  Now they know what they need to work on as we look forward to State in January!