the paquettes

For Halloween this year, Rilyn wanted to be Strawberry Shortcake, but I could not find a costume in her size.  So, I tried to come up with an idea that I knew she would love-Rainbow Brite!  Now she didn’t even know who that was, but she did love the costume because it was full of rainbow colors!  And, to make it even more fun, my mom ordered the doll they make nowadays.  It’s not the old school one that I had, but it will do, and she was more than happy!  Unfortunately, Rilyn had strep throat, and had to sit Halloween out this year.  She did, however, get dressed up, (subconsciously because I think she knew how much mommy wanted pictures of her! I promise I did not tell her to get dressed up so I could take pictures!)

I forgot to post pics of Rilyn carving pumpkins!

She let daddy do all the scooping!

so pretty

poor baby, you can see she doesn’t feel great

Here is the Rainbow Brite doll nowadays  What’s up with the yellow hair, right?

wishing to feel better!

Yesterday was Rilyn’s Central Texas Pop Warner Cheer Championship!  This was a way bigger deal than I imagined!  Their team got to perform where the Austin rodeo is and took center stage as thousands of people watched!  There were about 12 cities represented there from around central Texas.  Since Rilyn is in the youngest division, she only ‘performs’ and is not competing for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place.  They do get judged though, and out of the 5 judges, most of them gave them 7’s or 8’s (out of 10’s) on their overall performance!  We watched about 38 performances yesterday and it was a lot of fun to watch!  I brought the wrong lens and the lighting in there was horrible, so excuse my bad pictures! I put Rilyn’s name above where she is standing.

The Manor Falcon Tiny Mite team marching in to perform!

Ready!  (Yes, there were CRAZIES there like this lady in front who wore a pom pom  on her head.  Her husband painted his whole bald head yellow and purple!)

This was their ‘lift’ they did in the routine.  Rilyn had to hold the girl’s back to make sure  she didn’t fall!

I dropped off Rilyn at 7:45 in the morning and I picked her up at 5:00 p.m.! When I saw her she was crying because the Manor Falcon Jr. PeeWee team got 4th place and therefore couldn’t go on to San Antonio. So sweet being empathetic. (Our Pee Wee team got first place, so they are going to San Antonio, and if they win that-Disney World!)  So that is why she isn’t looking thrilled in this picture. She is holding up a necklace charm that says “Love 2 Cheer” that each girl got at the end of the competition.