Utah State Gymnastics Meet & Red Cliffs Camping...

Wow!?!?!?  What a fantastic weekend we had...we headed south to St. George for Bailey's level 5 Utah State Gymnastics meet...we had the bonus of some extra family and our first camping trip of the season.
The highlight of course being Bailey's gymnastics meet(Ava and Kaylinn may tell you otherwise...they loved the pool...we had to drag them out)  Again I can not emphasize enough how proud we are of Bailey...all of her hard work, dedication and passion for the sport of gymnastics paid off this weekend!!!  Here are some pics and stats...

Olympus Gymnastics...Level 5's...ready to stick it!!

Quick pic of Bailey...looking nervous.

She's in the groove now!!

#gameface

Vault 3rd Place...9.175

Bars 5th Place...9.275

Beam 3rd Place...9.075

Floor 3rd Place...9.3

All Around 3rd Place...36.825(personal best)

Some highlights from the meet were...#1 watching Bailey glow with pride & excitement for herself and her teammates...#2 Bailey getting 9+ on all four events for the first time ever...#3 Bailey earning her highest all around score ever and #4 Olympus Gymnastics level 5's taking home the team title!!  It was a fantastic end to her competitive season and for now she is enjoying her week off from practice before she gets back to work.
Once done with competition...Brandon and I thought it was worth sneaking in a quick camping trip...I did some quick googling and found a first come, first serve camp site just outside of St. George.  If you happen to be campers I highly recommend checking this place out, Red Cliffs Campground...great views, great hiking trails, fun wildlife, dinosaur tracks and archaeological ruins to check out!! 

At the bottom of this was our campsite...the girls stayed busy going up and down this rock/hill

Ava grabbing some water before our hikes

Bailey helping Kaylinn climb the rock...giving her footing and hand placement advice...#sisterlove

no zoom...standing in our campsite...

Little friend we were lucky enough to see...Gila Monster...was wishing my nephews could have seen him!!

Photo op

Be on the lookout for this dinosaur print...

We found it!!!  Right in the middle of photo...look close.

Amazing views...

These little guys were EVERYWHERE...I am sure if my nephews OR brother were here we would have had a campground pet during our stay.

More photo ops...

another breathtaking view...

This was a home...long, long ago...

on our trek back...ready for Home Sweet Home!!!

Like I said at the beginning of this post WOW?!?!?!  We couldn't have asked for a better weekend...we took advantage of every moment...and are ready for the next adventure!!

I heart Thankful Thursdays...

Here I am again to celebrate this past week and highlight some moments that made me take notice!!!

Thursday 3/27 To do list #domination...nothing more to say about that!!  Yes I saved Hobby Lobby for last...the FUN stuff!!

Friday 3/28 After an awesome month of birthday celebration the day has arrived...MY BIRTHDAY!!!  Celebrated with a little interstate driving(my.biggest.fear...in the process of conquering) and a little gymnastics action!!

Saturday 3/29 #projects AND due to a late-ish evening at the gymnastics meet...we had to wait to have #birthdaysushi...#worththewait!!

Sunday 3/30 Since the hubby worked all weekend we did something completely out of the ordinary when he got home from work...went to eat at a restaurant...all 5 of us?!?!? We had a blast!  Check out this leather work my hubby did...my Etsy shop logo...COMING SOON!!!(the Etsy shop that is)

Monday 3/31 10 mile run...I am now mentally ready for the SLC half marathon April 19!!!  #gotime

Tuesday 4/1 Working on some product for jennd. DESIGN...#whistlewhileyouwork...wait I don't know how to whistle...Pandora radio it is!! (and Brews on 7th coffee...#yum)

Wednesday 4/2 Fabric in the mail...yes please!!!  Loving fabric.com and Girl Charlee fabrics!!! Thanks again...Katie, Carly, Mia and Kristal...this lifts me up each week!!!

Gymnastics Season!! Winter Classic - Park City, UT

Yay!! One of my favorite things to do as a mom is watch my children compete...after all the hard work, dedication and hours of practice I love to see those huge smiles at the end of a routine/dance that just say...I did it and I am proud of myself!!  So hear we are at the start of Bailey's 2014 competitive season...and wow did she impress.  I really can't tell her enough how proud I am of her!
She competed in the first session Friday morning (check-in 7:30 am & warm-ups 8 am) in Park City...so the Dawes clan was up bright and early and on the road by 6:30 am.  (Brandon and I are doing a 28 day cleanse right now...so I had to have all our "safe" snacks/drinks ready to go the night before. #dedicated) 
Lets Get Ready to Rumble...

Warm-ups...just chillaxin'

Olympus Gymnastics Level 5 Team

Bailey's.Biggest.Fans...just taking a little vault video

 Once in Park City it was the Bailey show...and WOW was she spectacular!!! I tell you what for a little squirt she sure packs a lot of power, yet is so graceful and clean in her movements.  I have to admit I was a ball of nerves (Bailey seemed un-phased...just another day in her gymnast life) and I didn't really relax until her final event was complete...luckily I have social media to distract me and I can get lots of pics and videos sent to family...thank heavens for technology(I usually don't eat until competition is over...but with our cleanse I was forced to eat every couple hours...kept me alert and not so shaky...ha!!!).  Bailey had a great meet and her team took first place for Level 5's...I would have to say Winter Classic was a great start for the Olympus girls...and I can't wait to cheer them all on in 2 weeks at our host meet Crystal Cup. 

 Vault - 8.7 - 4th place

 Bars - 9.15 - 1st place(I think they call that a gold in the Olympics...proud momma!!)

 Beam - 8.925 - 5th place

 Floor - 9.05 - 2nd place(Silver)

 All Around - 35.825 - 3rd place(Bronze)

 Olympus Gymnastics - Level 5 Team - 1st place (they brought home the GOLD!!!)

 Gym pals...Ellie & Madi

The Winter Classic was a great start to her season...I can't wait to see where this year takes her!!  She is definitely making life long memories and learning so much along the way. (As is this gym mom)