Gymnastics meet Spring-2015

Sidney spends a lot of her time flipping around the house, playing on the bars and working on her gymnastics skills. And tonight, was her time to shine; the annual end-of-the-year meet. She was super nervous, even the night prior, worried about how she would do and remembering the routines. Sidenote: the coaches call out the moves, so it really is set up to be stress free. 

Nonetheless, she was excited AND nervous. 

As we pulled into the driveway of the center, I turned around, looked her in the eyes, and reminded her how proud that I am of her. I told her that getting out on the floor and having fun was my biggest concern. And no matter the outcome, I was going to be proud. 

ahhhh, but it might as well have fallen on deaf ears. 

This girl wanted a first place. With all of her heart, it's all that she talked about. Just one first place. 

And so, we checked in, and got settled to watch her do her thing. 

First up was the bars. She excelled and landed a second place, missing first by just 1 point. 

Darn, that is probably her best skill. 

Next was beam. She was a little wobbly but holy buckets, she has no hesitation and just goes for it. She landed another second place, this time by .05 of a point. Oh shucks. 

Lastly,  she moved to the floor routine. She did a nice routine, but I didn't expect her to get first. 

Nope, another second place, again by .05. 

That meant she had three second place finishes. Little did I realize, it also meant she won first place in All-Around! 

And so although she didn't get her first place ribbon, she understood what had happened and she was so dang happy!! The fact that her trophy says "First Place" just makes her year! That smile was plastered across her face as she stood on the top box with her First Place trophy and 3 second place ribbons. 

 And then, the way she leaped off those blocks and raced into my proud mama arms, all the while she beamed with excitement and joy. She just melted my heart and brought tears to my eyes. Boy are we proud of her! Later we drove away and with a big smile across her face asked "mom are you proud of me?", followed up quickly with "this was the BEST day E.V.E.R!" I'm beyond proud of her, and so in love that she is proud of herself! 

She might have the best pack of grandparents around too! They ventured up to the metro yet again to take in this special event and cheer on the sidelines for her. She's mighty lucky to have them so willingly come around to support her. 

Congratulations Sidney on your first place finish tonight! I'm so excited to see where your gymnastics takes you.