Joshua posted a picture on our family chat that showed it was snowing in Seattle. It happened to be snowing out here in Meridian also so I snapped a picture out the back window and sent it to my family. I love how pretty it looks when the snow is freshly falling. It feels and looks like I am in a snow globe.
Team cheer tumbling has been done since December but for those that wanted to continue working on skills, Kaeleigh, the tumble coach, kept our practice spot open. So Avynlea has been going every Saturday along with 5 other cheerleaders who are her friends and if a practice has to be cancelled they go on Thursday for a makeup. Avynlea has been working on her roundoff back handspring for quite a while and has it down but is still pretty nervous about doing it on her own. On Thursday she went to tumbling and was able to do her stunt with her spotter standing a couple of yards away from her. After she completed it her friends who were watching were so excited for her they cheered and mobbed her surrounding her with hugs! It was the best thing to watch, I love how supportive this small group of kids are with each other, they cheer each other on and give such positive encouragement.
Friday night was the annual Stinky Sneaker game vs Mountain View. J/V gets to cheer at the Varsity game for the Stinky Sneaker but first they had to cheer for the J/V boys who were also playing Mountain View. It was a close game but Mountain View pulled ahead and it was a bummer of a loss for J/V.
I love going to the Stinky Sneaker game! Meridian has the best school spirit and it is so fun to be caught up in the excitement! We were able to sit opposite from Meridian this year which was a lot of fun because we could watch our cheerleaders and our kids cheer and have fun.
Meridian won the game 72-52 and we also won the Stinky Sneaker for the 9th year in a row!! Way to go Meridian Warriors!
Matthew and Ryker
Madison, Sadie, Avynlea, Rose and Paige
Avynlea, Hailey and Dreya
