My Gymnast

Today was my beauty's first gymnastics "meet." It was an exhibition during a big invitational meet hosted by Julia's gym. Julia's team is the Shooting Stars and this was their first time performing in front of people. They wore their team leotards and scrunchies and had gel and glitter in their hair just like the "big" girls. They showed off their skills on beam, uneven bars, vault and floor exercises. I was so proud of Julia for her performance. She was very nervous about the beam because it seemed so much higher at the meet than it does during practice. During practice there are so many more mats which brings down the height of the beam. During the meet there is only one mat which makes it look so much higher. Julia did great! At the end her team was presented with their first "official" gymnastics trophy. The look on their faces was priceless when the assistants came out with their trophys. Aunt Carol, Uncle Jim, Grandpa, Leslie and Megan came to support her and after we went out to dinner to celebrate. It was a great day!