Gymnastics

Right in the middle of all the Christmas fun, Grace had her first ever gymnastic competition.  (Why would you not schedule this in early November or late January?  Who thought the middle of December was a good plan?  Who?) Grace was so terrified of competing.  She loves gymnastics, but was not comfortable with being part of a competition.  Thankfully, this was a very small event that only involved other students from Gem State Gymnastics.  Once we got there, the kids were divided into groups and Grace was put in a group with her regular teacher!  Life was now completely manageable.

The pictures are pretty awful.  The kids were far away and my phone's digital-only zoom is a sad excuse for a zoom.

Each event was given a score out of ten.  Grace managed to get 28/10 on the bars because she received an extra point for each chin up she could do.  She cranked out twenty.  I've never successfully done even one.  It must be a genetic mutation. 

She got a seven out of ten for her balance beam routine, which isn't bad considering it was only her second time doing it.

 Medals for all!

Hooray!