Florida - National Champions!!!

Hot Shots Dance studio went to Florida 3 years ago to compete in this Contest of Champions. I was 37 weeks pregnant with Murphy and ended up flying home early because I was deathly sick. That's why I was sooooooooo EXCITED for this trip with my Macee girl. The girls did phenomenal and won the titel of "Grand Champions." They also won $3000 and were invited to participate in the 2011 Thanksgiving Macey's day Parade.

I need to say thank you to all the people at home that took care of my other little kiddos... chicken pox and all.... The day we flew out Mick called and said, "Mom, I think Murphy has the pox." The next morning he texted me to let me know that poor Gwy had them also.... The competition was held at Disney's Wide World of Sports. This picture was taken super early (7am). These girls had all spent the prior day on airplanes... and still looked smashingly beautiful and ready at 6 am this morning. I think the adrenaline was definitely running high at this point.
This venue is also the home of Spring Training for the Atlanta Braves.... I snuck away during a break and watched a Braves - BlueJays game in 80 degree weather. Very Therapeutic... especially since when we left Utah it was 30 degrees and snowing!

And to end the evening the girls took home 24 trophies and alot of cash! They are amazingly talented girlies...

And the next 3 days were spend at the parks. It was so great to spend my time with Macee. I felt bad for her friends at times because she really could have cared less about riding with certain girls or hanging out with anyone besides her mommy.... Pretty stinking fun!

Here's a group of them after riding the Rockin Roller Coaster for the first time. I think if I counted correctly we rode this ride 12 times in the 2 days we were at the park. It was Macee's favorite ride!

She kept saying, "I better get my picture taken with so and so for the boys." I think that although she had this excuse... she really liked getting her pictures taken with the characters.... and if I am wrong.... why did she insist on standing in lines to do so?

The first 2 days at the park her goal was to eat a Turkey Leg.... we walked everywhere trying to find these. We were finally able to find them and holy cow did she enjoy. I am sure there was not one piece of meat left on that Turkey Leg...

Below is a couple pics of us with Mickey and Minnie... This night the park stayed open for "Disney Guests" until 3 am... Of course, being the crazy woman that I am.... we closed the park... It was so very fun! We went on Splash Mountain 3 times at midnight...

Every time we would go to get on a ride they would ask how many of us there were. It was so fun to see the workers jaws drop when we would say 50 something... It was such a great time.

Here is my beautiful Macee at the Epcot center. I feel so lucky that we were able to do this... just the two of us. When we got back to Utah and she went up to her bedroom she came and gave me a "REAL" big hug and said, "Mom, thank you so much for this week. I love you."

Happiest Place on Earth... Magical Memories made...