Today was the annual gymnastics show at Ally's gym. She had regular class this morning at 9AM and then we had to be back at the gym at 1230 for the 100PM show. In between we went to our gym so mama and mommy could exercise and Ally hung out in the nursery and then we had lunch at Panera.
Ally was getting a little nervous about her performance during lunch. At the end of class her coach told us moms that Ally would be performing her floor routine SOLO and she was slated as the last performance of the show!
We decided not to tell Ally that but instead to focus on having fun, smiling and doing her best.
I showed her a video of the routine I had taken earlier in the year so she could remember it and after that she was fine.
I got Ally all changed in to her brand new show leotard in the bathroom at Panera - she was glowing and I had to get a picture. Her pose just cracks me up!
All of the Stars Program girls lined up. The Stars are the pre-team girls at the gym.
Each gymnast had a flag to wave - the theme this year was the Olympics
River had his performance today as well - here he is marching with his flag off the floor
There was a raffle and Ally chose one of the winning numbers! We did not win the raffle but its hard to mind when I feel we won the daughter lottery!
Soon it was time for Ally's performance. She was all by herself out on the floor. She did great!
No mistakes or anything and she remembered it - she just took a deep breath and did it! We are so proud of her.
I have a video of it if you want to see it leave a comment and I'll send you the link. It was only about a minute long.
The whole show was over in about 30 minutes.
After the performances each athlete gets a medal. Here are all the girls in the Stars program that performed today. They are lined up from tallest to smallest. We laughed that the 3 tallest are the girls in Ally's class then there were 4 girls in the lower level and then Ally.
Gymnastics is truly a sport where smaller is an asset!
Hands up before a bow!
Ally was so pleased.
I think she was also a bit let down that it all happened so fast. Last year it was well over an hour - too long frankly so I think this year they scheduled more shows so they were less crowded.
After the show we let Ally pick out a treat from the bake sale - she chose a sugar cookie with frosting and sprinkle and ate the whole thing on the way home.
When we got home she curled up on her bed and wrote in her journal for a while and now she is watching a movie - a dinosaur one of course!
Later today we are meeting friends for a unique birthday party.
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