Friday night was cold, extremely. As luck would have it, Friday night was also when Kate and the rest of the Mini Cheerleaders performed during A.F.’s Football Half-time Fundraiser.
We bundled her up and I couldn’t help but think of this guy:
while looking at this girl:
Oh, such the cute cheerleader!
Mud, rain, and bitter coldness aside…all turned out well. Kate got to be coached by her cheerleader cousin, Cabrina, and performed alongside her two cousins, Bella and Cammie.
She even got to perform a dance to her favorite, Justin Bieber, before doing the cheers.
I think Kate may have been the youngest one there, but she was so cute and loved playing cheerleader for the night. And, of course, her parents’ hearts swelled with pride while watching her!
“Are we going to do any more cheerleading shows, Mom?”
“Not till next year, Sweetie,” I told her.
She was very much bummed. And rightly so.
We went to our first ever Family Night at the Dinosaur Museum. Grandma Sandra and Grandpa Reese came along for a night of buggy adventures.
Kate made a spider sucker, or at least watched the lady make it for her:
Cole and the dad swatted bugs (you know, manly stuff):
Kate found the centipede that was hidden in the museum. As her reward, she received a beetle (a gummy one); good thing, too…this little girl despises real bugs.
We wrapped up the night with dinner at the deli. Mine and Dave’s sandwiches both sang to us they were so good…or we were just starved. In any case, our night was great.
Yesterday Kate and her cousin opened a booming lemonade stand for the second time now. It’s mostly darling. Of course, these two girls WANT to be out there alone, but since they aren’t capable of making change, or even pouring a pitcher, the mom has to sit back, far, far away, appearing only when customers arrive.
A few observations I made during my “alone” time:
1. I love how the vendors, themselves, need to continually drink lemonade as they sell (got to sample your product, right?).
2. I love watching these girls jump up and down in excitement each time a car pulls up. Seriously, so dang cute. That image is just all-kid; I love it!
3. I love how Kate will fearlessly yell to each passerby asking if they want lemonade (even if they are out of hearing range). Even more so, I love how she yelled to a zooming car of teenage boys with windows rolled down, music blaring, and heads banging. Afterwards, saying, “Boys are for losers. And those boys are losers!”
4. And last, I love that Kate would sit outside selling all day long if I’d let her. “I never want to stop, Mom,” she’s said both times now. She’s got a strong work ethic for being such a little spud!
Our ward playgroup set this one up. It was a very close farm, just off canyon road, and the lady hosting was very generous to let us come. There were so many cute moments and pics that I had a hard time narrowing, as you will soon see.
Feeling sheeps’ wool…
Kate feeding, Porcelain, the horse….
Cole admiring the horses…
"brave” on before petting the horse:
“Why am I closing my eyes in that picture?” Kate asked. I don’t know, but I’m glad she did. It made for one cute picture:
Riding the horses…
Cole’s first time on a horse. A “Remember This Moment” moment for me!!!!
Kate looks meant to be a cowgirl, doesn’t she?
Half the fun is eating a giant-sized rice krispie treat and gummy bears at intermission, but the show, too, was "practically perfect." And that Mary was quite “tricky”, as Kate put it.
