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Tumbling Trip



After school we loaded up and headed to Des Moines for a mini vacation. We spent two nights at a hotel next to the Jordan Creek mall. This was Luke’s first trip. We stayed in a nice two room suite. The first night we ordered out Chinese and went swimming. The kids had a blast. Jayden jumped in like a little fish. Jake was scared at first in the water with his floaty, but got braver. His giant smile and squeals of excitement never ended. Jake and Jayden were asleep in the fold out bed by 9. Luke was up until 10:30 and restless all night.
The next morning everyone was up by 6:30, so much for sleeping in. We had a nice continental breakfast. We spent a lot of the day at the mall. Luke had to me moving constantly. Jake played in the play area which was like Disney world to him. Jayden and I got some shopping time. I realized, she has gotten very picky and hard to shop for. Later we let the kids swim more. I let the kids eat junk for super as I didn’t feel like going out. They loved it eating popcorn, chips, and dessert. Luke was a hard sleeper, I spent a lot of the night holding his pacifier in.
April 20 was Jayden’s big tumbling meet. My parents and Aunt Alice came to watch too. They are so supportive. Alice had her hair cut short and colored and it looked so cute. This was the first I had seen her without a wig since all of her chemo. A year ago. She looked great. The big state meet was in vets auditorium with lots of little girls flipping and rolling. Jayden did her routine well and ended up 4th out of 6 and got a fancy trophy. I think the tumbling was a good experience for her and she kept improving. It was a long year and we were glad to be done. Next year she will go back to dance.

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