Category Archives: Gymnastics
All Good (And Scary) Things Must Come To An End [Family]
Primarily, the good thing that ended: My peace and quiet at home. Though Emma was around all week, other than the incessant talking, she’s pretty easy going. (She did have fun at gymnastics camp this week getting a first place … Continue reading
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Partially Wrong About Indoor Sports: Emma The Gymnast [Emma]
I may have misspoke last week when I mentioned that Layla was the only one participating in an indoor sport. I had forgotten about our little gymnast, Emma. Now, I’m not looking to get into a big fight about whether … Continue reading
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Summer Is Officially Here: Kid Activities [Family]
School has been out for two weeks, and I’m already exhausted. The first week was relatively quiet with only Emma attending gymnastics camp. While Holly and I were in New Orleans last weekend, Holly’s mother took care of the kids … Continue reading
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Gymnastics For Just One [Emma]
Generally, our house feels like a perpetual season of soccer with some lacrosse, football, and jazed mixed in. But Emma is having none of that. She is gymnast foremost. Monday was her final day of gymnastics session for the spring … Continue reading
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Gymnastics Finale [Emma]
The last two weeks have signaled the winding down of the fall–Madysen, Emma, and Layla all had their final soccer games, Speed had his final football and lacrosse games, and last night, Emma had her final gymnastics class. We’re kind … Continue reading
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Activites Abound: What We Missed While On Our Nevis Vacation [Farmington]
You know, just because Holly and I go on vacation doesn’t mean the kids get a break. And it fell to Holly’s parents to navigate the crazy waters. Saturday: Before PatPat and Papa even got to Dallas, Madysen had a … Continue reading
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Our Little Gymnast [Emma]
Don’t let Emma’s newfound desire for team sports fool you, she is–for now at least–a gymnast. She does cartwheels, roundoffs, and handstands in the living room for hours a day. Her current favorite activity is running flips onto the ottoman, … Continue reading
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Somewhat Quiet On The Western Front: The Week In Review [Farmington]
My lack of posts over the last week is telling of two things: 1) I’ve been really busy with work and 2) not much has happened. Some here’s an omnibus view of the week that passed. Speed: After getting home … Continue reading
Gymnastics Camp [Emma]
It being summer and all, it is time for the near-endless parade of camps to commence. First up–Madysen and Speed say because she’s the favorite–is Emma at Gymnastics Camp this past week. It was just down the street at the … Continue reading
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Lacrosse v. McKinney [Speed]
Speed had a lacrosse game against McKinney yesterday afternoon. We got there late–coming from Layla’s Blue Broncos team party–so I have no idea what the final score was, but HP won going away. The little girls were–as always–paying rapt attention. … Continue reading
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