Columbus, IN Dream Girl USA pageant

This past weekend was Ashlynn's Dream Girl USA pageant. It was in Columbus, IN. at the Holiday Inn... The girls (Candace and Tabetha) said that I should go and I really don't think I had a choice. I went and I think we all had a good time. We arrived around 3:30pm and just hung out in the room until it was time for us to register Ashlynn as Little Miss Brownsburg.

The girls were having a blast... All they wanted to do was eat all the goodies and and go swimming. Which we couldn't do until after the registration.
Tabetha went to get Ice.

Candace got the wardrobe room ready.

Time for registration and Ashlynn is looking her best ever and acting like Little Miss Attitude. Swimming was all that was on her mind at this time.
If you asked her if she was beautiful and ready to WIN it, she would say "Yes I am, so now lets get this show on the road, so I can go swimminnn. Swimming is all she wanted to do first, but she couldn't and had to wait til later. She was a little upset, but she got over it.

Early Saturday morning and we are trying to get ready. Tabetha is fixing hair bows and Candace starting on Ashlynn's hair and I am working on the nails. She is going to look gorgeous... She wouldn't sit still and was very fidgety...All 3 of us were working on her hair at sometime.

After all the fussing and cussing she turned out gorgeous.
A big THANK YOU goes out to Grandma Von Gibson for make this beautiful dress. It is bright pink with a silver sequin overlay, and sequin trim. It was made just for this little Princess...
Then we have a special occasion outfit. Black dress with silver sequins all over and black hat with silver sequin trim also. She had to do a little dance routine in this attire, and she didn't even mess up on anything. She got up there and did what she was suppose to do and she did great.
Then Casual wear. She got up there and did her thing . Made those little ruffles fly...

After all the events on Saturday we hung out in the room for awhile, tried to get the 2 little girls to take a nap before dinner, but that wasn't going to happen. The 2 little ones were sitting on the bed eating candy and watching cartoons, and the 2 big girls took a little nap. I had called Scott earlier and he had told me about a Mexican restaurant just down the street from where we were at (he knew the area because he worked on a house around there). Well, we took his advise and found a Mexican restaurant down the road. Come to find out it wasn't the same Mexican restaurant that he was telling me about, but another one. It worked for us and it was called El Nopel, and let me tell you the Strawberry Margarita's are very, very good. We got a pitcher of it with our meals, which came out to 2 glasses each, what a good idea. Our servers were very nice and polite. They were flirting with Ashlynn and Jasmine. Letting Ashlynn write on their Today's Special Board (which was a dry erase board) and even gave her an extra marker. We really had a good time there. We all left there a little tipsy. but we made it back to the hotel safe and sound. We adults really needed those Margarita's.
Everyone was piling on the bed and had a pillow fight when we got back. We were trying to waste time. Cause we 3 adults were in no shape to go swimming, but we did. Sat in the Hot tub and woke up with a soar back and not really sure why...

Tabetha did her workout each night. On Friday night Candace went down with her and only stayed about 10 min. So on Saturday night she had a new workout partner.

Sunday was the awards day. She received a trophy for participating, got 1st runner up on the Special Occasion Attire/routine and she WON Little Miss Indiana Supreme Queen for her Ball Gown attire. We were all crying at this point. We knew she could do it if she put her own mind to doing it. She did such a great job and she was tickled about everything. Hugs and Kisses and I love you Miss Ashlynn...

BUT... so glad to be home. It's quiet once again.

Well until next time...Hope all is well and be safe in your journeys.