State CHAMP(ionship) Picture OVERLOAD

 Holy smokes this weekend was one for the RECORD books... all the feels!!! 

and all the pictures!

Tell me you have a track meet the next day without TELLING me... 

because music on the bus of COURSE...

But on FRIDAY NIGHT... we watched CJ win GOLD AT THE NATIONAL SKILLSUSA competition! Unbelievable accomplishment!!! SOOOO proud of him!!

Love. This kid is gonna do BIG THINGS... HUGE.

Gals and I went to bed fairly early knowing there was a VERY early AM. The powers that be at the top decided NO overnight for the athletes the night before so the bus was leaving at 6:00AM. Please note that my phone does not want to be disturbed until 7AM on weekends! HA!

Devos...

Coffee....

and my co-pilot and I were on the road by 6:40... about 10 mintues later than we wanted....

She took a pic as we passed Heidi and texted it to her :)

We arrived just as warm-ups were starting... 

Minnie had a job to do and she knew what she had to do. Individual sports are so mentally hard...she has worked REALLY hard to have a mental toughness... and be not only physically strong but mentally as well...yes you have a "team" but not someone you can "pass" to...it's a lot to do individual athletics

Her biggest support and BEST.COACH.EVER.

These two....

Minnie threw further than C-Line in the trials (by 4 inches!) so she was able to go last in the FINALS...

Sweet C-Line threw her last throw and Minnie KNEW she had won... we all did...

but she had ONE.MORE.THROW. unfortunately it was PROBABLY the BEST throw of the day but she stepped on the line... FOUL... BUT SHE WAS STATE CHAMP...

She looked around for her Daddy... got "attacked" by her team/friends and then we had a family moment... I *might* have been standing there behind sunglasses with tears running down my face... Miss B *might* have been gripping Abbey during C-Line's throw... and Minnie *might* have had an emotional moment for C-Line... and herself... how do you NOT? 

They have LITERALLY been "friends" for their ENTIRE LIVES... They didn't stand a chance! :)

at Windham Track probably watching C-Line's Uncle...

This girl has loved her some track for a LONG time...

and her Daddy has been RIGHT there the WHOLE TIME...

finally winning a Summer Track event....

I can.not. with these two... I love them SO much...

Minnie just SO HAPPY to be on the podium and so happy for C-Line...

They were UN-BEAT-ABLE this season... C-Line taking 1st all season long and Minnie with 2nd... until States....

Add in... SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD... I was OVER.THE.MOON. I make no bones about how I think Husband is the BEST COACH EVER... but to have 2 years and 3 seasons running of Good Sportsmanship... I'm sorry... leading by example and a testament to my man's character...

Unfortunately for Minnie shot and disc didn't go very well....

but she was THERE for her buddy Corrine to hold blocks... I LOVE the two of them chatting...

Minnie takes this job VERY seriously....

except for when she spies her Momma out of the corner of her eye... whoopsie...

A full day of fans...

Track rats... driving all.the.way. to Bang-er...

because they LOVE this girl!

And her favorite coach EVER

Heather was supposed to be on Barks duty for the day but had a family emergency so Sky went over to kidnap him :) Miss B and I left about an hour before the team and went to L&L's where the girls had made posters and we tracked Minnie coming home so we could meet the bus...

(Daws was there but as usual... he was BEHIND the camera)

Sky "let's get a picture with all the State Champs"...

SIL L "hey... I BIRTHED a State Champ"... Me... "hey! ME TOO!" :) HAHAHAHA

AMAZING DAY doesn't even COME CLOSE to covering it... So SO proud of this girl, her hard work, her determination, her mental toughness, working through her shoulder pain and coming out ON.TOP.