This past weekend was a busy one for Cookie. On Saturday she (and her cheerleading teammates) were competing in the Ontario Provincial Cheerleading Championship at the Hershey Center in Mississauga just west of Toronto. They did their routine twice over about 3 hours and after all was said and done, they won the event taking home a trophy almost as big as Cookie!!
This is one of those moments in a parent’s life that may only be surpassed by a possible national championship which they will be vying for this coming weekend.
To top it all off, on Sunday she was also competing in the 2nd qualifier for the Rhythmic Gymnastics provincials. 11 of the 17 girls competing would make it to the provincials which will be held later this month. She finished 7th overall in her free routine (3 places better than she placed in the 1st qualifier) and she finished 7th overall in her hoop routine (3 places worse than she placed in the 1st qualifier) and she finished 7th overall for the meet (1 place worse than her 6th place overall finish in the 1st qualifier).
When the scores from both qualifers were combined, Cookie finished in 7th overall which means she will be at the provincial championships.
Needless to say, I am one proud pappy today.