We left as soon as Kaiya got home from school on Friday. That morning she complained that she didn't feel good but I thought she was just trying to get out of going to school. I told her if she is sick, tell the nurse and come home. When she got home she said she still wasn't feeling well but I didn't think it was anything big...she didn't have a fever. We all loaded up in the car but as soon as we got on Hwy 18 Kaiya told us she had to throw up. Cirdan pulled off the on ramp and had her lean out the car to throw up. We had to make a decision...go to the convention or go back home. Cirdan thought we should go home, I thought we should just go to Oregon. We ended up going to Oregon. Everything was fine until we pulled up to the hotel. As the kids and I sat in the car waiting for Cirdan to get the key to the hotel, Kaiya threw up again. This seemed to be a bit worse than I thought. We parked, grabbed our stuff and headed into the elevator to go to our floor. Thankfully no one was in the elevator because Kaiya got sick again. The elevator opened and she continued to throw up. There was a big group of people down the direction that were supposed to walk so I took Kaiya the opposite way. I felt so bad for her. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea .
We finally got to our room. That night we just relaxed and watched TV. Cirdan went to Target to get a few things, including pepto and Tylenol for Kaiya. I was beginning to get nervous about what the next day would bring. Kaiya woke up once to throw up.
We woke up on Saturday and Kaiya still felt sick. I had to make another decision. Risk it and try to go or keep her at the hotel. I made a bad mom decision and had her go. We drove all the way there and I didn't want her to miss all the fun stuff. Hello Dance Mom!! Yikes!! The first class was Tabitha and Napoleon which was awesome. They were the ones that I thought would be the most fun. Plus Kaiya has seen them on tv before. Kaiya made it for most of the class and then came over and told me she couldn't do it anymore. We left and I called Cirdan to come and get us. I really was feeling like a horrible parent. As soon as Cirdan picked us up Kaiya got into the car and threw up. Poor girl!! We took her back to the hotel to rest. She started feeling better that night. Cirdan and Ella went down to the pool and I asked her if she wanted to take a walk to go see them. She did and felt better. She was sad that she wasn't able to go into the pool. We stayed at a hotel where most the other dancers from ADA were staying so she saw a bunch of her dance mates. The hotel we were in made it convenient and served free appetizers at night. That night they had salad and soup. Kaiya just ate a cracker....which she managed to keep down. The rest of the night we relaxed in our room. It was a nice break from all the unpacking and chaos of Christmas and moving.
Kaiya was feeling much better so she decided to give it a go on Sunday. I made her dance a bit in the room to make sure she could do it. Sunday the kids danced with the girl who was Lady Gaga's backup dancer (I can't remember her name!) and then they all auditioned for scholarships. After auditioning they had awards ceremony. We needed to get out of town since Cirdan had the kids and they had to check out of the hotel. We stayed at the awards for about 20 minutes and left. The weekend wasn't a complete waste. Kaiya had some fun and we got to relax.
On the way back to Seattle we stopped at the outlets. It is a must since there is a Ralph Lauren outlet that we love! The kids and I waited in the car for about 2 hours (no joke) while Cirdan shopped.
After a long weekend we were finally home in time to unload and get ready for school the next day.
Some of the kids Kaiya's age group...
Tabitha and Napoleon...
Cirdan did Jett's hair crazy
Feeling better and ready for a new day
Lady Gaga's dancer
The kids getting pumped up for auditions!
Dance friends
