Our spring break trip to Oceanside was short lived. We had nationals in Salt Lake to get to after all. This year Peyton's team ended up wanting to compete last minute which meant we had to be in Salt Lake earlier than usual. We came back from Oceanside one day and left the next up north for the girls to compete. Unfortunately I was fairly spent and forgot to take any photographs of my little Peyton on her big day. Her team was darling of course but didn't place.
Bailey was competing on two teams and both were up against some pretty tough teams. Unfortunately Bailey's first performance didn't go as well as she had hoped and the team didn't make it to the match play round. However, she had to brush off that loss right away because she had to compete with her other team shortly after the first.
They came out and did great! The team made it to match play but in the first 15 seconds of their routine, one of their flyers was kicked during a tumbling pass and the music stopped. Most of the parents hadn't seen it and were stunned by the silence. The little girl that had been kicked landed on her head and ended up with a pretty severe concussion. The judges allowed the team to still perform once they were able to stabilize Bailey's teammate. Bailey's team at that point couldn't have taken first but they were AMAZING!!!
No jackets and second place but a memory that will outlast a title.
As soon as we pulled into town we headed over to Bailey's fallen teammate's house to give her a welcome surprise home.
This week will be Bailey's last at Raglan as she made the high school cheer team the following week (more on that later) and while we are looking forward to a new experience for our amazingly talented daughter, we will miss her family at Raglan.
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