You Win Some, You Lose Some!

What a day!! Mikayla and I were at the Memorial Auditorium this morning at 9:40 for her first competition of the year. She was scheduled to dance at 11:05 and Miss Andrea wanted us there an hour early just in case they were ahead of schedule. No so luck - it was after 12:30 before Mikayla's group danced. After she danced we grabbed a sandwich and some popcorn (Mikayla's request) in the lobby. We didn't get to finish when Miss Andrea came out and said the last group was dancing and it was time for awards. They started announcing how each grouped scored first (silver, gold, high gold, and platinum). Since Mikayla and the other girls in her group were the youngest at the competition, we weren't sure how they would place. Mikayla's group scored a high gold award, and when the top three groups in the 12 and under division were announced we were surprised and excited when Mikayla's group was announced first place WINNERS!! They won a trophy and $100 for the studio!! We couldn't believe the youngest competitors there scored highest in the petite division!! Miss Andrea's other group that competed today were 7 and 8 year olds that clogged, and they placed 3rd in the petite division. Here are some pictures of Mikayla and her group. We are so proud of our Dancing Queen!!

Mikayla, her group, Miss Andrea, and Ms. Nicole join dancers from other dance companies on stage to do the "Cha Cha Slide"! Our little ones were so cute!!

The girls start their ballet dance with Mikayla and Jadyn going under the "bridge".

Abbi and Mikayla show off their partner work.

This shows how well our girls were together during the dance. Mikayla smiles at the judges! You go girl!!The girls on stage waiting for the results!
Annabeth, Abbi, Olivia, Jadyn, Mikayla, and Brooke pose with their prizes! They each received a black ribbon for their High Gold score. They each received a blue ribbon for their first place finish. They also won a trophy and a medal for the studio and $100 was presented to their director Miss Andrea!! Way to go girls!! We are so proud of you!!

As I mentioned in another post, Drew had his first baseball game today (not counting the Jamboree) at the same time of Mikayla's dance. I was very surprised that his game was not cancelled due to weather, but Craig said it was just postponed a little. I don't have pictures from this game as I was not there, but I can tell you that Drew's team lost (hence the title of this post). They played the same team that they played at the Jamboree but the results were much different. Craig said that Drew struck out his first time at bat and got a single his second bat. I had talked to Drew before though and reminded him that he wasn't going to get a home run every time - even pros don't do that. He still made several outs at first base Craig said, and Drew still seems to really enjoy playing that position! When Craig asked Drew what happened when he was batting, Drew replied "my legs were cold, and I couldn't move them". He is too funny! We are soooo proud of Drew and his team for playing hard today! You will get them next time! Drew is our Home Run King!