Winter Cheer Classic

One of Madilyn's true joys right now is cheerleading. She thoroughly enjoys going to practice each week, even this past year during the pandemic when practices were held outside at night, in the cold. At the end of January, her cheerleading organization held a virtual competition since they had not been able to do so in the fall. The participants were dropped off at the competition site already dressed in their outfits with pom-poms and masks. Parents watched the performance via Zoom and then immediately picked up their child. I watched the entire performance in my car which I parked in a neighborhood nearby the performance site as there was not enough time to travel home and back in the allotted time. It embodied all things pandemic, but Madilyn was so excited to finally perform once again. Maybe sometime in 2021, we will be able to see her perform in-person once again.

Madilyn, January 2021