Springtime in Orlando was sunny, warm, and relaxing. It snowed in Colorado while we were gone. ;o).
Miss Blake's team did fantastic but did not make it to the finals on Sunday. The night before we left for Orlando, the team had their final practice from 6 to 9. Right before the end of practice, two members of the team suffered serious injuries. Their injuries resulted in Blake having to relearn her entire routine with new, inexperienced members of the team. She practiced til 11 p.m., drove home to Fort Collins, arrived about 12:30 a.m., and we left for the airport at 3:30 a.m. The team performed the new routine for the first time on the mat at the semi-finals. I couldn't be more proud of their ability to rally. They did great! The division in which they compete is the most difficult and they represented Colorado proudly.
We have several pictures with teams from out of the country. I had to giggle when Blake would ask if she could get her picture taken with them, I would take the picture, and then they all would hand me their camera to get a shot for them as well.
Not making it to finals meant we had a lot of time to spend at the parks and at the pool. Blake chose the parks, I chose the pool. She turned 17 on Sunday and their team celebrated at their Prom Sunday night. It was a fun trip! No worries, no regrets!
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