Gymnastics Banquet

Tonight Ally had her gymnastics banquet. All of the team boys and girls at her gym are invited to the event from 6-8 at a local community center. Over 100 gymnasts attended the banquet. There was dinner (pizza and pasta Ally told us she ate some of both). A DJ for dancing, and candlepin bowling. The athletes were supposed to get dressed up. It was for the gymnasts only. Parents dropped off and came back 2 hours later for pick up. 

Ally has been on a no dress fashion program this year. She has definitely developed her own style and dresses just aren't a big part of her style. Nonetheless I was pretty set on the need for a summer dress. We settled on a denim dress which she paired with her funky high top sneakers. She said with bowling she wanted shoes she could bowl in. 

 

 

She looked great, very appropriate too. We took her to the banquet, went out to dinner, did our grocery shopping and went back to pick her up. We hung out with other parents while the program wrapped up the awards. Yes awards were given out. 

Ally received Hardest Worker Award! 

We are so very very proud of her and super happy that her dedication and hard work was acknowledged by her coach and the entire gym. The awards were not given to everyone and it wasn't even an award just for her team. But out of the over 100 athletes in the team program she was selected as the "hardest worker".

It really makes the drive to this gym and the cost for her team really worth it when she gets an award like that. We know she works hard. She knows she works hard. She is proud of herself. She told me it felt good to receive it. I said "find another word". She said "really good!" I said "no, something more descriptive". and she said "it feels great". I laughed and she said;  "It does. It just feels good, really good."

 

It sure does.