Sometimes it's the little moments that I know I need to remember.
There was a tiny little moment in the middle of a football game. Alexis was standing on the sidelines doing that cheer thing, which Middle School cheer? ZOMG has it been a mess. We've had some coaching challenges, to say the least. Between awful communication and uniforms ... What uniforms? They don't need no stinking uniforms. Why would cheerleaders need uniforms?
Can you tell it's a sore spot with me that uniforms didn't come in until the week of the last football game? Because that's an actual thing that happened. Given how much we pay for said uniforms, I was kind of expecting Alexis would wear it every day for about 284.3 consecutive days because then, and only then, would I feel like I got my money's worth. That won't be happening, though.
ANYWAY.
Cheer.
Alexis was waving her pompoms and flipping her ponytail all around. Mila and I were in the stands watching her. It should be noted that Alexis is stupid happy when she's cheering. It's the kind of happy that makes you forget that cheer is the opposite of what you consider a good time. She's happy, confident, and in her element.
Mila is nearly always happy, confident, and in her element. The kid genuinely can have fun in any situation whatsoever. So, of course she was enjoying watching her sister cheer. But then, Mila decided to up her fun a bit.
She started jumping up and down.
Then she started waving her arms in sync with the cheerleaders.
Then she joined them in yelling.
And Alexis looked up at the exact right moment to catch her baby sister cheering with her and ZOMG. The two of them. They melted together in happiness.
It's the little things, y'all. They're what matter in these days of chaos.