Cheer Banquet.

Since my brain is still on vacation {unpaid}, I polled Shi for a clever post title about Lex's cheer banquet.  

"How about 'Cheer Banquet,'" she responded.  There you have it.

Monday night was the cheer banquet (or have I already said that for the 4th time).  Remember last year?  This year I purposefully took a somewhat less-active roll in the planning/decorating (call it survival mode), but I trimmed the paper table coverings when we were setting up, and I made darn sure to cut as straight as possible, in appreciation of the effort put forth by some willing parent to stamp and stencil them.  A Chinese theme had been selected by the girls, and Panda Express was providing the chow (mein).

 (I snapped this picture before the banquet started -- is that sky amazing or what?)

 Lex, always a sucker for trophies, was delighted that one was included in her gift bag.  She also received her 3rd-year Letter Award and pin, and an Academic Honorable Mention.  

Kudos, Lex!!

 (Bill likes trophies too!)

 I took at least a half dozen pictures of this group (Varsity and JV teams), and didn't get a single one with everybody looking.  Oh well.

 Lex and Kelsey re-enacted a moment from the beginning of the year:

I think they captured with authenticity the original moment.  Nice job, girls.

So the season is over.  It's been the roughest year we've experienced in the cheer arena, but it ended on a high note, just as I had hoped.  I'll confess, I will probably miss it for a moment, should Lex choose not to try out next year.  But then the moment will pass, Lex can find a job, save for college, and start preparing for life beyond high school.  I'd be okay with that.

Did I mention that track started Monday?