All grown up and playing "House"!: My daughter - the AllState Gymnast!

Saturday, March 29, 2008

My daughter - the AllState Gymnast!

Truly a proud moment for me yesterday when Maelynn - my 10 year old took 3rd place at State for her all-around score at the meet. She got her personal best score as well. She had over a 9.0 on every event and scored a total of 36.725 all around. She did great and unfortunately - she wants to continue! Aaah! What can you do? I think that the one saving grace is that she is realistic in her goals for this sport! It was a long drive in the Honda - over 700 miles in just over 24 hours to get there and back, but it was a bonding time for mom and daughter! Thank goodness for an awesome uncle to stay home with the other kids while dad was at work!

5 comments:

Dan said...: I'm just glad the Honda made it! Congratulations to you both.; March 29, 2008 at 3:51 PM
Kako said...: I realize your side bars don't have comments on them, but I have to say I think the book list is a little bit over the top. I have been trying to figure out the books I've read (through out my entire life, and I am an English major) for goodreads and I've come up with 50. Shameful, so now I'm aware of well read people and think they are just showing off. In the same way that thin people are.; March 29, 2008 at 6:33 PM
Kako said...: By the way, tell Maelynn congrats!; March 29, 2008 at 6:34 PM
Jessica said...: Woo hoo Mayelynn!!! Nice scores. Where was it at? At least it is a fun sport to watch:); April 3, 2008 at 6:37 PM
Kako said...: That is awesome! Keep going Maelynn!!!; April 4, 2008 at 3:04 PM

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OVERHEARD

Emerson LOVES to play with the chickens - the other day he was chasing them around the backyard with a plastic fork with a piece of bark in it trying to feed them "Bite Bite" he would say as he poked the fork at their beaks!
At the indoor roller-rink the other day after Lane had fallen down about 2,00 times, he kept getting back up and trying it again. He went out with Maelynn and the disco ball was spinning. As he fell again, he looked up at her and excitedly said, "I just fell on a rainbow!"
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Lane was using the bathroom and while I was waiting for him he said, "Mom, did you know that Heavenly Father made this toilet for us?" I said, "Actually, it was made by a man for us to use." "He quickly replied, "Oh yeah. That's what I said. Like Dad or some other worker made it!"
Greg was bargaining with Lane in an attempt to motivate him to use the potty. Greg said, "Lane, I will pay you a quarter if you go pee in the potty, and 2 quarters if you go poo in the potty." Without skipping a beat, Lane responded, "And how much for a fart?"
Tonight I was asking the kids if they wanted me to make them grilled cheese sandwiches. Lane quickly told me, "Mom - I don't want a girl chese sandwich, I want a BOY chesse sandwich!"
Sadie says to me while sweeping up the kitchen floor: "Mom, I would absolutely HATE to be a little crumb. Because I would have to go in the stinky garbage bag and then live in the big stinky garbage can. I would NOT like that at all. I would NOT want to be a little crumb."
IT'S OFFICIAL... Lane inherited my "literal" bug. This morning he was being very grumpy so I said to him, "Lane, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed?" To which he replied, "No Mom, I woke up IN my bed!"