CHS Makes History On The Football Field

I have to say last nights game was one of the most amazing football games I have ever been too.   The community support and spirit was awesome!  A tail gate party in the parking lot complete with music and street dancing.

We arrived an hour early to make sure we got to sit together.  We also needed to sit near a handicapped section for Kaitlens Wheelchair.  The Weather was BEAUTIFUL!

We got a new ticket booth this year! (okay Crystal is adjusting her hair clip--in case you were wondering)

We also got a brand new consession stand with restrooms!  Goodbye nasty old Outhouses!

Sweet Ellie Mae - sound alseep.  I was worried the noise of the crowd would upset her.  Crystal assured me Ellie sleeps through everything!

Kaitlen had me decorate her cast for football.  I think it turned out pretty cool!

Cheerleaders!

Marching Band-they will be getting new uniforms in October-so happy for them.

CHS played South Ridge.  South Ridge won the coin toss and fumbled the ball in the first play.  The Coyotes recovered the fumble and scored their very first touchdown in the second play.  It was awesome!  Scoreboard 8-0 with 11:18 seconds on the clock!

Izzy yelled and cheered with the crowds it was so cute!

The Mascot gives RaLee a hug

Cheerleaders - start of their half time performance

I have to brag a bit- they were fantastic!  Their coach has done so much with them in such a short time.  I have got to get a cam-corder so I can record them and share.

The Big Finish

How did Ellie Mae do?  She slept the entire game!  But heres the amazing part---the marching band sat directly behind us---see the flute and instrament case behind her?  Mommy was right nothing wakes her up!

One tired Amanda resting against her daddy-so sweet.  Anybody would be tired after chasing Izzy up and down the bleecher stairs all night-not to mention she is 32 weeks pregnant.  Two months to go-I don't think she has any more room left!

Game Over-Final score- 70-0!  The football team played so well!  Congratulations!

Celebrating!

The night was perfect.  I was especially happy that it wasn't 100+ degrees and no mosquitos!  I should have taken pictures of all the different outfits some of the fans had on-they went all out and some were pretty funny.  I was so proud of the cheerleaders especially knowing how many hours they prepared for the game.  I can honsestly say all of their hard work has paid off- Congratulations to the Coyote Cheer Squad!

Game Day!

This past spring RaLee started freaking out over cheer tryout's.  She just new she wasn't going to make the squad and had some melt downs that included a lot of tears.  Something I don't handle well...I want my baby to be happy.  She worked for 6 weeks perfecting her dance, cheers, rallies, and such.  Try out's were a week long and the final day I was on pins and needles waiting to hear.  She came home from school and announced that the coaches were not posting who made the teams until the last day of school!  WHAT?  You have got to be kidding me? 
That evening we went to Wayne's kindergarten graduation and RaLee pointed out the new cheer coach.  After graduation the coach approached us and told us to not tell anyone but RaLee had made the Varsity Squad!  We were so so happy...and she cried happy tears for the first time in months.
June came to a close and still no official announcements and NO coach.  RaLee and I met with the administration and learned that the coach had quit and they were looking for a new coach.  They found a coach and the girls were told that they had to try out all over again!  Try outs were set for the week we were scheduled to go to Sage's 5k Memorial Race which meant RaLee could not go with us.  The day of the race I finally received the long awaited "Official" text- "I made it and I'm on the Varsity Squad!"  I was so excited for her.
They started practicing 6 days a week.  That first day of practice RaLee came home and lay down in the middle of the living room floor declaring she was "Surely going to die!" and that the Coach is a "Drill Sergeant".  Coach Collins, from New Mexico, has coached championship cheer squads for 16 years and she was working hard to get these girls into shape and turn them into a team.  What an amazing coach she is turning out to be!  These girls work hard, play hard and have become the best of friends.  I can't imagine a year of NO drama amongst the girls but that's what it's starting to look like.
Each girl has to pay or raise $1,200 each and there are 19 girls in their squad!  Thousands of push-ups, jumps, kicks, gymnastic classes, weight lifting, running, V-ups, sit ups, dancing, stunting, chanting, practices with the marching band, competition practices on Wednesdays and Thursdays lasting till 9pm, and two camps later it is finally GAME DAY!
The lights to the football field will be turned on for the first time at Combs High School on a Friday night!  I know I will have tears in my eyes when I see the boys and our GIRLS walk onto that field for the first time.  These kids will forever be a part of CHS history.

The girls had to be at school at 6am this morning.  Taylor spent the night and Imani showed up at 4am to get ready. 

Curling Imani's hair

Taylor's Hair

Taylor and Imani are RaLee's Flyer"s-(the girl RaLee tosses in the air and catches)

Then RaLee's hair

New Uniforms

All Ready and SO excited for their first pep rally and Varisty Game

And they're off!

What We Have Been Up Too

Royal and Charlee moved into their new home.  They were so excited to have the final papers signed and keys in hand to their first home.  They moved in and a few days later they had already hand trenched their sprinkler system and laid rock down!  They have a load of Sod coming tomorrow...man what would it be like to be so young and full of that much energy?  I'm so proud of them!  This day and age most people just hire a landscaper and make payments.  They have done it all for less than $200!  It got dark before I could take a picture of their front yard but here is the back...so far.

This is their bed...isn't it beautiful?  I'm showing you this because Charlee made this all by herself!  She loves working with wood and creating western furnture.  She is thinking about selling furniture.

My dad and step mom- Momma Mary, came to see Ellie.  Dad never got to see Sage when he was alive so he makes certain he comes to visit all the new babies as soon as possible.  He thought she was so beautiful!

Dad playing with Caden

 Mary and Ellie

William is so in love with his little sister

This is what kind of mess a bunch of cheerleaders can make when they are painting T-shirts!  Notice all the soda cans and popcorn? 

RaLee has a natural talent when it comes to drawing and all the girls love teasing her about her shirt.  They tell her she buys hers in the store and the rest of them make theirs.

RaLee has been busy raising money for cheer.  Each girl has to raise nearly $1,200 to cheer.  The money covers, uniforms, camps and competition fees.  This is Combs first year for a Varsity Team and the lights to the football field will come on for the first time ever on a Friday night!  The girls are making history and they are SO excited!  News Channel 15 came out and did a story on them, their new school and their fund raising efforts.  This is a picture of RaLee on TV.

Looks like I have been nominated to make another quilt for the cheerleaders this year.  They asked me a couple days ago and wanted to know if it would be done by Friday.  Bawhahahahahahahaha thats me laughing histarically.  But I'm going to get busy and maybe just maybe it will be done by next week.  We'll see.