"Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly."
-Nadia Comaneci
You know it’s time to donate some stuffed animals when they can fill the floor of an entire room when spread out. The kids were given the choice of each filling a bag full of stuffed animals and the rest were donated. Our floors and shelves are happy with the results.
School started back up this week. Ashlyn began 3rd grade and James took his first steps into Kindergarten. Both kids did really well, James was excited the entire time and seemed to enjoy the first week when it was over. His only complaint was with the amount of coloring they did. James was never very interested in coloring, in part because he would usually play older kid games with Ashlyn.
One night this week the kids decided to put on a magic show. We’re not sure what prompted this but it was fun to watch them come up with various magic tricks. No hamsters were harmed during the show.
Ashlyn’s first official USAG meet was this weekend. She was pretty nervous, to the point of asking that we not tell any of the grandparents, but despite her nerves she did really well. She got over 9 points on beam, floor, and vault and an 8.4 on bar, which was really good considering she is still learning one of the skills. In total she scored 36 points, which means she averaged a 9.0 per event. Now that she has one under her belt, we’re hoping she’ll be less nervous for the next one.
