On to Ontario. The girls had a great meet with many individual accomplishments, and of course a great crowd to cheer them on. They have had so much fun just being able to show off their routines again and enjoy the exciting surroundings. Not to mention, they have grown and improved more than you could imagine since the last time they got to compete!
We all were looking forward to the next weekend away at Big Bear with Trevor! He flew in to Burbank and Daddy picked him up on Friday night while the rest of us were at gymnastics. We left a bit early and met them at home before some final packing and a start of a pretty awesome road trip to the mountains. Before we made the steep climb to 10 degree weather we even brought the dogs into the cab to avoid frozen dog syndrome : ) It was cozy but fun. The next morning we all woke up excited to go snowboarding. Everyone did a great job and the whole mood was happy all day long. That evening we had a great dinner and we had fun playing games inside and out. There was a new snow that we got to play in and the weather was perfect the whole weekend. We are so grateful to have wonderful friends that let us use their cabin to create life long memories! It was Roaklee's first time in the snow and he did amazing playing and listening. We cleaned up the next morning and had lunch in town before heading back to Burbank to get Trevor on a plane back home. After succeeding, we got ourselves home and unpacked ready for the next week ahead.
We had our yearly visit with our family friend/financial advisor Eric. It was short but awesome, he does so much for us. Especially this year with Mark's new job and my company changing our retirement benefits.
We were so thankful to have a visit from Jamaica, Jasmine, and Grayson that weekend. It was great to catch up and to see how much the kids have accomplished. We hung out at the house and then took a walk down the street for lunch before the had to head out.
The next weekend we took advantage of some time we had to work on the Bronco. We removed the carburetor and learned a lot of the next steps we are looking forward to tackling in this restoration. We played hide and seek as a family and realized that there are still more places to hide after all these years. We also realized that the school performance was soon upon us and the girls needed their costumes. Kaylee did amazing sewing her own skirt as a townsfolk. She picked out the fabric and measured her width and length. It turned out perfect!
Both girls were rewarded with straight A's and E's the last semester. We are so proud of the girls that they are. Not only because of how they do in school but the people they are. Each of them has shown compassion to their schoolmates, and given extra time to help others. We actually got to step foot on campus and have a lunch on the lawn with Kaylee and all her 6th grade friends. That was extremely refreshing for all of us!
The girl's gymnastics next meet was canceled since it was in Camarillo and all the optionals were scheduled for Friday morning. So we made arrangements to have one at our own gym for another competition experience before States in 2 weeks. Cienna got to flip her Yurchanco on her home vault for the first time, and we put the bleachers down for the parents, family and friends to watch. It's been years since they have been aloud to step foot in the gym : ) Afterwards, Cienna enjoyed spending time with her friends at Addie's birthday party which was cancelled two years ago. Two year anniversary of Covid and all. The rest of us went down the street to Time Square plaza to enjoy dinner with the Marshalls and Vigliotti's.
The next day the Marshman kids were back in production as Daddy brewed "Rydman Red" in preparation for Brewfest.
The awesome Middle School performance that the girls and all of their friends... as well as Mr. P was happening this last week. They had dress rehearsal on Mon and Tues. Mom was happy to be able to finally help volunteer on campus. I'd say all the rehearsals went great, but we were all excited for the show to happen as 2 years ago the production was stopped only hours before they were going on to perform.
Both performances were so heartfelt and you could tell how much work they all put in to the show. Cienna got to perform as Middle Anna the second night, and Kaylee was in 4 additional songs the second night as well. Just watching how much both girls lit up when they were singing was heartwarming.
We see true happiness every time they are performing and showing what they can do!
Enjoy the photos and videos!
