First Gymnastics Meet 2017!!!!

Ally competed in her first meet of the season today. The first meet that she competed in all events since May 2015. 

Ally placed 4th place in her age group of about 18 girls!!! 

Meet 1/15/17 4th All Around

Floor 9.4 2nd place

Vault 9.65 3rd place

Bars 8.8 5th place 

Beam 8.050 

Ally has been excited and a little bit nervous all week. We slicked back her hair this morning and I used about 12 hair elastics to get it up and staying up in a bun.

 

 

Leaving for the meet. She did let us take the pictures!

Alice and Cheryl came to watch too. They don't live too far from the meet location and it was fun for all of us to have friends there. Alice gets HUGE friend points for sitting thru the meet and the awards. Such a good friend.

 

Some floor routine pictures 

 

 

Beam. This is usually one of Ally's best events. It was the last one today and she went 2nd to last. She said she was really nervous. 

 

Still beautiful.

 

3rd place Vault

 

2nd place floor

 

5th place bars

 

4th place all around. HUGE Smile on her face.

Ally is registered at USA Gymnastics with her legal name so in competition she is listed as Alejandra. Parents on her team saw the roster and thought there was a new girl! And the announcer couldn't pronounce her name. But Ally said it was fine. She knew it was her. Even if she was called Allessandra. 

 

But even more exciting to Ally and her #1 most fun thing was that her team placed 1st!

 

It was great to see all the girls so excited about it. And so happy. The banner goes back to their gym and will be on display there. At meets the athletes typically get something fun to take home; a stuffed animal, a beach towel and this meet gave away leotards. Ally and her teammates plan to wear them to practice tomorrow.

 

At the awards Alice was so excited for Ally. She clapped loudly and exclaimed to Becky and I. "I'm so proud of Ally" and my favorite "You are so lucky she is your daughter". Truer words were never said.  Ally was excited to see Alice and her mom and it was very special to have them there with us. And to see Ally succeed after this past year.

Ally is definitely one of the older girls at this level. That can't be helped after missing a whole year due to her pain condition. But she made a fantastic return to competition. Her new gym is a great place for her. And she is happy which is what matters most.

We went out for lunch with Alice and Cheryl after the meet. Ally crashed at the end of the meal, you could

see her melt into exhaustion, well behaved and in good spirits the whole time, just so tired. So we parted way after lunch and came home. Ally said all she wanted to do was lay on the couch. So after changing and letting her hair down she did just that.

 

With a doodle pad and her dog Cloey. Binge watching her current favorite tv show W.izards of Waverly Place. Great Day!