Beautiful Burlesque!

I am exhausted today. Oh my gosh. I really am turning into an old woman....it's only a matter of time until I throw my back out.

Two cool things happened today: One, my wittle baby sister followed in the footsteps of her big sisters and had her first colorguard performance, which was aaactually a competition. I would've filmed it but my dad said if they catch you, they find the school you're here for...and that's all he said. But. It sounded dangerous. Anyway. Competition. SO cool to watch.

I mean look at this girl!! You can't tell because I took this picture RIGHT after they had finished, but she was smiley, she nailed every single move (she says she messed up once, I never saw such a thing), she was sharp, and I literally was squealing watching her!! She is a natural. And if you heard the song, the tempo is pretty fast, and it didn't throw her off at all. Gosh, I just can't say enough about how proud I am of her. Rachel and I obviously tried to embarrass her by calling out her name and cheering and doing the wave...she wasn't bothered. What a waste.

We all went to support her, including Erin, and I think I can say that even at middle school age, there are some seriously talented kids and you could tell everyone worked really hard and tried their best and that completely made the competition worth watching. Great job Qiarra!!!

My dad's smile is so fake, you should just call it Taco Bell. Haha

Well, what can you do? Haha And my favorite picture of the day...

I'm so proud of my little sis and ALL the hard work she put into her performance!! I love you Nic!!

The other cool thing...ha. Pun intended.....was that it was literally raining while it was SO SO sunny outside today. What. In. The world?! And us sisters got to go out to lunch, just the three of us while the old folks came home and took a nap. Jeez. Haha But it was cute. I took both their cell phones away so we would all actually talk, and I've got to say, I have some hilarious characters in the ol fam. All in all, I'd say it was one awesome day. And!! We didn't have to pack! Hallelujah!! Or work!! So. Quite the day, but now I am going to bed. Not even saying a clever goodbye.

Let's review...

Gosh. I really need a life.

But at least I'm willing to admit I don't have one. Although, my family keeps me pretty entertained. We went to Qiarra's softball game yesterday (the first one I've ever been to) and it was super cool to watch her play!! That girl is building talent after talent (sports, music, good grades..dang it) and it was so cute to look at her compared to all of her teammates. All about 2 feet taller. Rachel and I got a kick out of that-- we acted like embarrassing sisters the whole time. "She's so small and cute!! She's like a mini player!" They ended up losing, but gave it a good shot! They also have team cheers that were cracking me up. These kids are NOT playing around!

(During a huddle) "W X Y and Z, Now I know my ABC's, next time won't you GET TO PLAYING ALREADY!"

Ok, that doesn't really sound that mean, but trust me. Their mouths are foaming when they scream at the other teams. But yeah, Qiarra played like a real champ. She always tries her best at whatever she does and that's one thing I'm learning from her. I was definitely a proud big sister.

The other highlight of my weekend was getting to babysit the cutest, funniest, coolest kids I know. I love playing with my nephews. They are SO SO funny!! And smart! I got to watch them twice and both times, I'm not gonna lie, I was a little sad when they had to go to bed because then it gets a little lonely. They're always trying to teach me how to play their video games and are actually really sweet and brotherly towards each other! I know it's the work of great and loving parents. Carter always helps Mason and they're polite and they will say the funniest things!! Plus they love hugs and kisses which is good, because I love to share them!... I love those guys.

This is where I tried to upload a video of it, but it was taking like 2 hours. So, scratch that.