I have to share with you Olivia's gymnastics routines today. The gym was so small and we were so close to the beam and floor that I got some great video of her today. She really had a great meet and looked oh so sparkly! Here is her beam routine:
She got an 8.275 on that one. I was proud of her that she stuck all her moves and landed her dismount. She has had issues with it in practice and gets it only 50% of the time. As you can she, was happy with her performance too. Now, here is her floor routine. She got a 9.1, the highest score on her team!!! She ended up placing on floor (7th) and bars (6th) and all-around (6th), the team placed 3rd!
A few months ago, I posted an entry about my daughter and her new found skill, talent and love for gymnastics. As we all know, I was a gymnast when I was younger(and still am). I am so proud of my daughter for all her hard work and even prouder that she has taken an interest in a sport that I can relate to her.
This past week, we introduced our oldest kids to the sport of skiing. One of the ski centers in the area was running an unbeatable deal - $10 for a 1 hr lesson, ski rental and unlimited use of the school slopes. I couldn't resist having Jake and Olivia try it out - unfortunately, Gabi was just too young but enjoyed watching the other two and even more, having mommy and daddy to herself. What surprised me was that my sometimes hesitant son took to the sport immediately and insisted as soon as his lesson was done and he had mastered the first school slope, that we move to the next level. During their lesson, they used a tow to get up the very small hill. This is just a rope and pully system that you grab hold of and it takes you very slowly up the hill. When we got to the advanced school slope, it had a chair lift and a much larger hill. My daughter got half way down the slope, fell and lost her ski. Because she doesn't weigh much and the hill was a little icy, she had problems getting it back on herself. Of course, she was barely half way down the hill. Daddy to the rescue!!!! But Jake, I was having flashbacks of my ski days in high school - straight down was his way, straight down!! I was SO proud!
The downfall - now they are in love with skiing and want to go back. Doesn't surprise me that they would choose such an expensive sport! I guess it's time to look for used skis on craigslist!
My lifelong friend and me attempting an expert slope
What a fun night! My dad and his wife, Tom's aunt and uncle from Indiana and his uncle from PA joined us on a fun filled evening. We went to First Night in Bethlehem and enjoyed a night of ice skating, browsing a speciality Christmas bazaar, riding a trolly, watching ice sculpting, enjoying Tom skating for the first time in a long time, roasting Peep marshamallows to make smores, fireworks and the best part - watching the Peep fall at midnight!! Even the kids made it through the night! I had to wake my dad up at five till midnight as he was enjoying one of his daily naps inside a warm, toasty building! It was great to share that night with family and hope to do it all again next year! Hope yours was a blast too!!
The yellow glowing ball at the left is the Peep waiting to fall
'the moment I let go of it was the moment
I got more than I could handle
the moment I jumped off of it
was the moment I touched down' - Alanis Morissete, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie album
