Marley's big win!

 Marley joined the Stampede Cheer Squad in August!  She became quite the pro!  She is so amazing, she caught quickly to all of the cheers and because such a leader, even though she was one of the youngest on the squad.  Her squad went to the championship and they placed 1st! Isn't that awesome! 

 We had a large group cheering our team on!  This was important because some of your scores came from crowd participation! 

 Here is a photo of Marley shortly after she found out she won first place, but this was taken the exact moment they presented her with the "team spirit" stick.  All of the girls voted Marley has the team's most spirited!  She was so proud!

 Here is our group!  I had Shayn's boys for the weekend, so they came along!  We had so much fun! We celebrated by going to Ponchos!  Where else do the Holt's go to celebrate?

We are so proud of our little cheerleader!  Look out high school!

Disneyland

 

I can't believe how bad I have been about blogging.  I looked at some old postings and it made me sad to think of how often I blogged, and now only find the time every couple months.  I continuously read other friends' blog about their every day life, but can't seem to find the time to record our day.  Anyway. I thought I would catch everyone up on how things have been going around here.  We just recently went to Disneyland.  We took Debbie, my mother in law, for the first time.  She liked it, but I think she was a little overwhelmed there.  

The kids were really into trading pins this year.  We started it a little last year, but I bought some off ebay, and they traded away!  Below are some photos of their favorite pins.  I really like this hobby.  Colby said, "When I grow up, I am going to show my kids all of my pins! And they are going to be so jealous!"  I thought that was so funny.  

 I love how my kids are so happy, without any cares at all!  We live that hustle and bustle life, so having a moment during the year were we can all be together without any cares is really nice.  It sounds a little selfish, but sometimes I can't believe how crazy busy my life can get.  I love family times like these!