Peyton's Makes JV Cheer and Lands Her First Job

First Day of Work

It's been a few months of lasts for Austen and Hailey since they both "graduated" from their respective schools so lots of content to post about for them lately. But, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention all the exciting things that have happened to Peyton during this time too.  

First, she made JV cheer again for her sophomore year. She wasn't too worried about tryouts and certainly didn't practice as much as last year but knew that since she is one of the few that has tumbling skills on JV, that she would make it. She's come so far too - last year she could only basically do a round off. Now, she has a round off backhandspring, standing back handspring and is working on a standing back tuck. She says she's very good at jumps and is an excellent main base for stunting. She may need to work on smiling though (and she wishes she was a better dancer but for not having really any dance practice, I think she's pretty good). This year, JV will compete so they didn't take as many cheerleaders as in previous years. She's also working on making Varsity next year because they get to travel to Dallas for their competition if they qualify. 

In between her cheer practices/camps (of course it's already started for the fall season), Peyton decided that she wanted to get a job because there were many things that she wanted to purchase this summer. So she took the lifeguarding class and went on some intereviews at our local pools and ended up taking a job at the country club pool at the end of our street. So far, she really loves it and it's been good for her to not be sitting around all summer. The social aspect is a plus as well as being outside and getting some UV rays (with sunscreen on of course). She's met some great people and is making money doing something she loves. I call that a win! So happy she's still swimming too even if it's not her first love anymore. 

Summer is off to a busy start with cheer and work but that's how she prefers it. Keeping busy.