Natalie had her very first cheer competition tonight. I won’t go into the details of before the competition, as teenage girl-ness and hormones added together can give any mom fits, but she managed to pull it off well.Natalie had to sacrifice school cheer this year due to our move. It has been a very rough and emotional time. She also had to turn down two invitations for upper level competition cheer squads because we didn’t know our new house completion details to commit to a full year of competition cheer. It has definitely been a humbling experience for her. We found a cheer gym that would allow her to cheer on their prep team that ends mid spring. (Less of a time commitment if we move.) This squad, however, consists of experienced girls, as well as beginner little ones. 5year olds. Natalie was quite humiliated in the beginning, and threw quite a huge fit. Luckily with some time, she grew to understand that sometimes you have to be the helper, instead of everyone always helping you. She has grown a lot over the past several months. Her team won’t be stellar while she is with it, but they are hard workers and try their best to do the very best they can with what they have. I think that matters more than anything else.For this performance, they did really well. I cannot wait to see what they accomplish in a couple months for the next one.