The Lira Girls are Champions!!!

Well we had our next to last gymnastics meet of the season. All we have left is State. Let me tell you the girls looked GREAT!!! The judging is getting so tough and still Ally and Bella are able to keep moving up on the podium. This meet Ally won 3rd place. She looked beautiful!! Her speed was good, her toes were pointed, and her legs were straight. Her tumbling pass was changed on Thursday and as a result she forgot to put in one trick (which warranted a full point deduction), but she still finished 3rd. This has been Ally's best and most consistent year so far. She has medaled in all but one meet this year. In previous years she would place 5th or lower and maybe get one medal. This is Miss Bella's first year of tumbling team and already she is doing well. She has also medaled in all but one meet this year and had a 2nd place finish this past Sunday. Now all we have to do is cross our fingers that the girls do well at state. All Tony and I are hoping for are clean tumbling passes with as few deductions as possible.

Well I just thought I would bring everyone up to speed on the girls gymnastics. Maybe we will have some time to breath after competition season is over. Or then again maybe not. Who knows.

Best Daddy in the World!!!

So we all know that Kate from Jon and Kate Plus 8 was at Willow this past weekend. Well Ally decided not to go to Promiseland so she could sit in on the service with us and see Kate. Ally really enjoyed watching/listening to all that Kate had to say. At the end of the service an announcement was made that Kate would be singning her book "Multiple Blessings". However; she would only be there for an hour to sign the books, but she would be making an appearance at the Borders Books in Oak Brook on Tuesday from 4:00-6:00. Well by the time I picked up Bella from Promiseland Tony and Ally had decided that the line was just crazy. Later Tony told me that he would try to take Ally to Borders Tuesday. Well now it is no suprise that Tony is swamped with homework, but yesterday he packed up Bella, went to pick Ally up from school and drove out to Oak Brook with them. When they arrived at Boarders parking was already crazy, but he promised Ally that they would do this. So they went in, were given a wristband, and Tony bought Ally "Multiple Blessings". I stopped by on my way home from work and picked up Bella. While I was at gymnastics with Bella I received a call from one VERY excited Ally saying that she got her book signed by Kate and that "Daddy is the best Daddy in the world". All in all it took about an hour to get in to see Kate. But it doesn't end there. Tony now had to travel back to Hoffman Estates to drop Ally off at the gym with me so she did not miss her class.

Now don't you agree that Tony is the BEST daddy in the world? I know two little girls and one mommy that would say so. This story was so precious that I just had to share this with all of you. Love and blessings to all.