Savannah did great, and we were so proud of her! We didn't get any pictures of her competing, because they don't allow you to take pictures inside the ballroom for the protection of the children (we'll get professional ones later, and I'll post them), but here she is with her trophy afterward. She placed 2nd runner up in her age division, separated from the winner by only a few points! She waved and blew kisses on the stage and did really awesome, but the competition was pretty stiff! :) We sure are proud of her though! She received $50 for her savings account (which is rapidly growing, thanks to pageant prizes!) and this trophy.
Savannah was also crowned Cover Miss Eastern America for the whole pageant. Here is her picture inside the cover of the program.
For winning Cover Miss, Savannah received a savings bond, a trophy, a crown, a set of luggage, a medallion, and a cabbage patch doll (the doll has earrings, by the way, haha)! Here she is in her dress before the crowning ceremony...
We didn't get any pictures of her with the crown on or with her big trophy, but we'll get professional ones later. Savannah was not in the mood to have her picture made because the ceremony was right during nap time! :)
The pageant had trick-or-treating in the hotel one night while we were there, and it was a blast! All of the parents involved with the pageant were given pumpkins to put on their hotel room doors, so the girls would know where they could knock. It was a lot of fun to see all of the costumes and the girls really racked up on candy (and in Savannah's case, Mommy got a lot of candy! haha). Here is Savannah in her butterfly fairy costume.
After trick-or-treating, they had a Halloween party for the girls and their moms. There was a costume contest (for scariest, most original, and funniest), pizza, cake, and games. Savannah had a blast! Here she is waiting to get in with Reagan, a bumble bee (Reagan was also the Wee Baby Miss Eastern America winner).
And here she is eating pizza with Sadie. Sadie was last year's Wee Baby Miss Virginia, and crowned Savannah this year at state. Sadie is also the reigning Wee Baby Miss America (maybe she'll crown Savannah again there?!). They are going to be good buddies with this pageant stuff, I'm sure of it. :) Sadie's mom has been a wonderful friend to me as well, and a big help as I'm just learning the ends and outs of pageantry! We are very thankful for them!
All that competition can make a girl hungry!
Here is Savannah on the stage in her costume. I don't know why she has her ankles crossed. :)
So when it was all said and done, we had a lot of fun, and are so glad we went. We made some good memories with our friends and won a few awards. But now, we're going to need a few days to recover!
We'll post more later as I'm sure we'll get the professional pictures and some snapshots from friends! But for now, its naptime in this house. :)
3 comments:
Thanks so much for including Miss Sadie in your pics.... We had a blast trick-or-treating with you all & getting to know you better. Savannah is a cutie & will continue to do great on stage. We are also quite exhausted from the long weekend.... moving up to the Baby group is a huge step from Wee Baby so enjoy it while you can! LOL!! Sadie was fortunate enough to get 1st r.u. out of 10, being the youngest! See you at Nationals!!! :) Love, Sadie L. *Wee Baby Miss of America* & Mommy too :)
I really thought about doing the pagent thing with Macy. Was it expensive? How did you get into it?
Much love,
Courtney
It is expensive, but you can get her sponsored through local businesses. Savannah was fully sponsored so we didn't have to pay out of pocket for her. But, you do have to pay for the hotel room and traveling to the pageants. On the other hand, Savannah has won several hundred in pageant prizes already. :)
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