easter cuteness...

Easter time is always the most fun - especially when you have a home game which the Manly Seabirds do tonight!! Hip Hop Hooray!! 

I would like to wish you all a safe and happy Easter long weekend! Hope the Easter Bunny is good to you.

mwaaa
xxx

Running away to join the circus...

Trapezing is something i have always wanted to do - who hasn't dreamt of running away and joining the circus at some stage?! So when the Manly Seabirds were surprised with a day at "Circus Arts" i was so excited and eager to live the dream for a day.

Firstly - it isnt as easy at it looks!! Holy moly - i grew up doing Gymnastics till i was 18 and even with all that training i still got nervous and struggled at first. It was such a fabulous bonding experience for us all as we spent the day yelling things like "you go girl" & "you've got this" at each other as each girl took her turn on the 10 metre platform. Haha it was hilarious!

Everyone took the plunge and got involved which was great to see. We all experienced the thrill of flying and mastered the knee-hang, the back flip to the net and finally the catch just like you’ve seen in the circus!

Letting go of all your fears and being caught by the staff was probably the most nerve racking part of the day but when you actually do it and you are caught - IT IS AMAZING!! You feel so proud of yourself and your new found skills! As you can see from the pics - it didn't hurt either that our instructor's and catchers were A-Grade babes! Thanks for organising that Monique! haha

Along with flying we also hula hooped, juggled, learnt to spin plates and walked on a tight rope. It was an adventure packed day that ended with our own version of "High Tea" in the park! We felt incredibly spoilt and loved every minute of our team bonding day out!!   

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Seabirds with the amazing staff @ Circus Arts

Shannon & Monique

Christian and Amy H showing off their skills!

Picnic in the Park after a big day trapezing

This is me doing a catch - eeekk was such a thrill

belle, jacqui, cenzy, amy & chloe

Around the grounds...Round 3

Enjoy snap shots from Round 3 of the NRL season.... Ladies from the Knights, Tigers, Sharks, Roosters, Titans and Panthers all had home games and made plenty of appearances on Fox Sports throughout the games! Snaps all round to Fox Sports this year - there has been so much Cheer Love and coverage for all squads and its flash seeing pom pom pixies from each squad lighting up our TV screens each week!

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Newcastle Knights Maidens Cheerleaders

Newcastle Knights Maidens Cheerleaders

Newcastle Knights Maidens Cheerleaders

Wests Tigers Cheerleaders

Cronulla Mermaids Cheerleaders

Cronulla Mermaids Cheerleaders

Sydney Roosters Cheerleaders

Sydney Roosters Cheerleaders

Sydney Roosters Cheerleaders

Gold Coast Titans Cheerleaders

Penrith Panthers Cheerleaders

Monday Memories....

The four gorgoues girls in the picture with me below were my 2012 Seabird Group 1 honey bee's. I was incredibly honored to be named a group leader at Manly last year and Lauren, Amy, Sarah and Ellen were the most special and sweetest girls to share it with!

 As a Group Leader your roles to name a few include setting an example and upholding all seabird values, ensuring sideline cheers are organised on game days, making sure your team members are 100% with all routine choreography and lastly being a mamma bear so to say and being there for the girls lending an ear with any queries or issue that may arise throughout the season. It really is the most rewarding role and our 4 groups really strengthen the bond we all share even more so if possible!!

Sarah

Lauren

Amy

Ellen

Hayley

Group 1 is now known for being quite a mini power team within Seabirds due to the fact at our end of year awards night all our major awards went to the girls in Group 1. Oh yeh!!! It was a very proud moment for me seeing my girls shine so brightly all season and be rewarded for it!!

Lauren was named Seabird of the Year
Amy was named Cheerleaders Cheerleader
Sarah was named Rookie of the Year
Mention should be made also that Ellen was Rookie of the Year in 2011

Lauren, Sarah and Amy

Lauren Barbie Seabird

As you can see the prizes for our end of year awards are DIVINE!!! Monique Carroll is beyond talented in so many area's and when it comes to creating "Barbie Seabird" each year she always manages to match the Barbie to the winner perfectly! "Lauren Barbie Seabird" was no exception - she is as gorgeous and lush as her owner.

Every year we eagerly await as a team for Barbie to be revealed by Monique with the hair being the last thing to be revealed....as it is normally a tell tale as to who has won! The squeals of excitement that ensue are just priceless and the winner is always so overcome with emotion that they don't believe it is actually them who gets to take home the one of a kind most treasured item!!

In my time cheerleading at both Souths and Manly i was lucky and extremley honored to be named Cheerleaders Cheerleader two years running and Cheerleader of the Year twice. Once at Souths and once at Manly. My "Hayley Barbie Bunny" and "Hayley Barbie Seabird" are so precious to me and will be treasures i keep forever to keep my cheerleading memories bright and sparkly!!

Hayley Barbie Seabird

Hayley Barbie Seabird with all her accessories including game day suit case, pom bag,
game day outfit, boots, and after game party dress and heels!

Khalia, Shannan, Renee, Jacqui and Hayley

Hayley Barbie Bunny

Friday night footy - Parramatta

So tonight i have tipped the Parramatta Eels to beat the Tigers.... sooooo fingers crossed!! Melbourne just squeezed home for me last night so im currently 1 form 1 and hope to be 2 from 2 by the end of tonight!! Here is a glimps of the ladies who cheer and entertain the crowds at Parramatta stadium each week.

Happy Friday Everyone
xx