The Last Day in Boston

At The Boston Commons
Girls in the Park- Savanna, Hannah,Libby, Sydney, Ali & Josie
3 Little Ducklings
Yeah...back in Orlando
Griffin welcomes us home!

The last day...we were exhausted & ready to finish what was a wonderful week in Boston. The girls slept in & we wondered around Boston & then headed to the airport. It was great but it feels good to be off that hectic schedule & sleep in our own beds!!!!

Celebrating an awesome week!

The girls before the banquet
Celebrating the nights big wins
Sydney & Mr. Api
Jr. 2's worked so well together
Ms. Amanda is proud of the girls

A very successful week at ADA came to a conclusion during the Banquet Awards ceremony. Everone was thrilled & then some of us went to dance (kids) & some of us went to the hotel bar (moms)!

More sites from The Duck Tour

Sydney drives the Duck
Josie drives the Duck "Not funny", according to Lee
Weird, huh!

"Quack, Quack"

Sydney & Josie ready to board The Duck
Michelle, Ariana, Sydney, Nina & Josie
Maria, Joyce, Shari & Barbara
Josie crashed...too much partying!!!
Amy & the girls

After another rehearsal, we headed out to board The Boston Duck... a car & boat tour- showing some important Boston landmarks. It was loads of fun, especially when it entered The Charles River...the girls even got to drive The Duck. We realized how close everything is in Boston- after getting around by "T"- we could have walked many places! Our driver was very funny & kept us entertained.

Dinner with more friends

Thursday night we planned on meeting up with some family's that we meet at the beach in North Carolina every August. Unfortunately, the past few summers we have missed because the trip runs our kids' 1st week of school. We were planning on all getting together early evening, but IMDP called a last minute rehearsal. Josie went ahead with her aunt & grandmother & fortunately Larry stayed behind until Sydney was finished & we went out a bit later...we stayed for a short while- we were all fading fast, but it was great to see everyone & catch up.

A little help from friends & family

Egypt had an early call time of 6:45 (ouch)
Debbie, Elaine, Larry & Marya in the audience
Amy, Pam & Michael
Sydney's supporters...Michael, Pam, Mom, Wayne, Aunt Debbie, Josie & Dani
Sydney's grandparents were not only entertained but very proud



The morning of the 4th found us waking up at 5:30 (not fun). They had a 6:30 call time & although I am getting better & hair & makeup...it still takes time. Lucky for Sydney she had many fans driving in to watch her performance. i think it was unanimous that the performance was way better than they anticipated...as pam faciciously said when it was over " not intense enough". We appreciate all of you coming in to watch & support IMDP!!! You were our good luck charms!!!

An outing to Fanuil Hall & Quincy Market

Ali, Josie, Sydney & Nina
Those hip hop moves came in handy
lobster party

Our 2nd full day had us competiting mid afternoon , so we headed out in the morning to Quincy Market & the North End. It was fun to walk around & the girls bought some things with their savings...it was the 1st time since we arrived that the girls left the hotel/convention center. Josie kept saying "Boston is so beautiful". It was also good to get their minds off the competition for awhile atleast