Our Little Cheerleader

Our local high school cheerleaders held a cheer camp for the little girls of our community.  Emmy had been asking me for months when she would get to cheer with the Ricebirds again, so she was really excited when it was finally the big night.



You can see that they were all a little nervous when it was time to stand in front of the packed stands.

But it didn't take long for them to warm up! 

This is her favorite cheer where they got to yell out one line and the crowd yelled back.  She still says it when we go to the track to walk. 

I sure do love that big smile!

She was a lot more excited to be on top of the pyramid this year.  Now we just need to practice keeping that chin high.  :)

The birds scored a touchdown during their quarter so they got to cheer and yell with the band.

The girls were divided into age groups and her group was all smiles.

And as quickly as it started, it was time to head off the track and back into mom's arms...but not before a few pictures with some of our cheerleaders!

We had to get pictures with her adoring supporters too.  They stayed to watch her cheer before leaving to go to East Texas for opening weekend. 

Keep doing what you enjoy Emmy!  We will always be around to "cheer" you on. ;)

Cheer Camp & Game

The local high school put on a cheer camp for the little kids in our town.  After the fiasco that dance camp was this summer, I was very hesitant to sign Emmy up.  I spoke with the sponsor and she assured me that the little girls would be sectioned off and doing stuff that little girls could do, so I signed her up.

I am so glad that we took the chance because she had so much fun.

Here she is with her group at the end of the mini-camp waiting for their parents.



She probably had such a good time because there were so many girls working the camp that she already knew.



She also had a friend there for moral encouragement.



The next week, she suited up in her camp shirt and headed down to the Friday Night Lights to try out her new found cheer skills.  After a short photo session at home...


She was so excited to get to be where all the big girls were on the track.



She never even looked back when one of the moms took her to walk out on the field.



They got to cheer the entire first quarter.



While she may not have wanted to jump in and cheer her heart out in front of everyone, she thought the entire experience was really cool.



This was probably her favorite part.  All I heard for the next couple of weeks was, "Pick me up. I'm a cheerleader."




Of course she had her own group of cheerleaders yelling for her at the game too.  Nana and Daddy didn't get in the photos, but they were super proud as well.



Way to go Emmy!  We are so proud of you for trying new things and being such a big girl.  Try not to grow up too quickly.