Disney, Day 3 - UCA Competition Day!

We woke up Saturday morning ready to start the day off!  We did the girl's hair, ate breakfast and met the team just outside the hotel room.  The girls gathered for a team photo shoot.

This is a picture of Hailey and her friend Kylie that she met this year.  We love Kylie!  She is so sweet and has such a fun personality.

This picture is of the girls walking to the bus by twos chanting, R-I-

V-E-R-C-I-T-I-E-S, River (clap clap) Cities (clap clap), repeat.

On stage performing for UCA/NCA All Star Nationals!  The next few pictures are all of Hailey in each stunt.  I was surprised I was able to get such good pictures.   With all of the excitement, shaking, adrenaline pumping, etc, I didn't think they would be good, but they didn't turn out too bad and I was able to get a picture of each stunt during one performance for the first time this season.

First stunt, getting ready to position herself.

There we go! Cheer face and all.  She is just now getting into the facials.  It took me forever to convince her to do them.  She said she felt stupid making faces, but has finally learned it doesn't look as stupid as she feels.

Second position in the first stunt.

Third position in the first stunt.

Getting ready for the second stunt.  It looks like she is falling here, but she is actually upside down and the girls are going to lift her into a full extension.

Half extension.

Full extension!!

Fourth stunt.  This is actually the best picture I've been able to get of her doing the basket toss.  All others have been really blurry.

First part of their Pyramid.  My girl is on the far right.

The above pyramid turns into this pyramid. Hailey is now the second girl on the right.

Then they finished with their dance.  We were told later that day that after day one, we were in first place, but we still had day two to compete.  Day two could make or break us because it was worth 80% of the score.

After the competition was over on this day, we were able to catch a parade before going to watch the older girls compete.  More on that tomorrow.