(Bri. + Cas.)
(Grammie) (Andrea)
I hope to see and meet u guys soon!
Kaylie C. C. :):D
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
I miss you!
My mom just told me how supportive you guys were for me (Bri. and Cas.) and I wanted to let you know how much I really appreciate it.:D I'm DYING over here waiting for my mom to tell me when we can have another sleepover! Oh! I'd also like to thank my Grammie and Andrea for donating items to help pay for my lessons.
Personal Basics by Andrea Rose
One of the wonderful things about reaching out to people, is that you often make new friends, and learn new things. Today I was fortunate to finally "meet" a longtime friend of Kenny's, Andrea Rose. Although this meeting has so far only been thru emails, I know at some point I'll have the pleasure of meeting her in person.
Andrea has graciously offered to donate some personal care products from her line, "Personal Basics by Andrea Rose". These very special products are salicylate free, designed to help people with salicylate sensitivity, and for people utilizing the gualifenesin protocol developed by Dr. St.Amand for the treatment of fibromyalgia. You can learn more at her website www.andrearose.com, a link to which is provided in the "Our Generous Supporters" section of the blog.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Team Spirit
It's a really wonderful thing, when you bring a group of people together to work towards a goal---and that magical team spirit surfaces almost instantly. I can not truly tell you how much I am enjoying watching this wonderful group of girls working together at practice. Even after such a short time together, there is an obvious sense of camaraderie. Regardless of age, or skill level, help is offered and friendship is shared. I'm so glad Kaylie has the opportunity to be in this team!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
With Practice Comes Improvement!
Kaylie had a great lesson last night---the class worked on beam, and Kaylie was very pleased that her skills on this apparatus are equal to the rest of her class---Yeah!! We are also noticing an improvement in her pull-overs (this is one of the first skills taught on the un-even parallel bars, but Kaylie has had trouble achieving success consistently). Also, the dreaded glides!! Still has a ways to go, but for the first time, she was able to complete a glide with out touching the floor, or bending her legs back.
the Mom
Thursday, May 15, 2008
First Auction!!
I have listed the first item for Kaylie's gym fund--a 4 yard piece of silk brocade fabric from my personal stash. The listing will close in 7 days--so I will post then how much it sold for.
For anyone who would like to make a comment, but doesn't want to join blogger--just email your comment to the email address shown here on the blog, exactly as you would like your comment to be posted, and I will include it in my posts.
I'd also like to send a special thank-you to my mom---Gramme, for her amazing support of Kaylie. We love you as much as you love us!!
the Mom
For anyone who would like to make a comment, but doesn't want to join blogger--just email your comment to the email address shown here on the blog, exactly as you would like your comment to be posted, and I will include it in my posts.
I'd also like to send a special thank-you to my mom---Gramme, for her amazing support of Kaylie. We love you as much as you love us!!
the Mom
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Learning New Things
Presently in level 4 gymnastics, I am learning how to do my floor routine. We must do this routine during competion, and I am happy with how I am doing. On the uneven parallel bars, I am learning how to do glides, and I need some improvement on that! Now that I've been going to the class more often, I think my leg, arm and stomach muscles are getting stronger.
Thank you for reading my blog, and supporting me!
Kaylie :D
Thank you for reading my blog, and supporting me!
Kaylie :D
Welcome to Kaylie's Gymnastics Journey
This blog has been created to chronicle Kaylie's experiences in gymnastics, as well as to keep family and friends updated on her progress, and to establish a place to post information on fundraising events to support her gymnastics goals.
Kaylie started gymnastics last August, and by October had mastered level 1, and moved up to a level 2 class. She spent the next six months working hard, and mastered not only the level 2 skills, but started learning level 3 skills. In April, Kaylie moved up to level 3--where she stayed for 3 weeks! She had been given a private lesson with one of the head coaches as a 10th birthday gift, and after working with her for the first time, he offered her the opportunity to train for the level 4 team.
So in May, Kaylie joined the other girls who had also been invited to train for the team and she is now working 6 hours a week in the gym. In June, the schedule will increase to 9 hours per week. The first day of training was tough--the other girls had all spent at least several months in a level 3 class, and then had the opportunity to attend weekly 3 hour practices in April to decide if they wanted to join the level 4 training. That first class was pretty grueling---and I think it was difficult to go from being at the top of her class, to the bottom! However, Kaylie never lets anything keep her down for long, and by the second class she was mentally geared up to work hard and achieve her goals.
She has now completed her 3rd class, and we are starting to notice small improvements already. She has a ways to go, and expects to be the least skilled member of her group for a while yet, but she knows with hard work and determination, that will change in time. Right now her goal is to build her muscle strength and flexibility so that she can master the skills necessary to officially join the team, and compete in her first meet in October of this year.
In order to help fund her training and cover her competition fees (we know she'll make it!!) we, her family, have been brainstorming ways to earn some extra money. This is where we hope you, her extended family and friends, can help. We anticipate needing about $2500 to $3000 to fund a year of training and competition.
The first thing we will be doing, is putting some things up for auction on ebay. I am going to auction several dolls from my Barbie collection, as well as some of my scrapbooking kits and necklaces I have made. We are hoping to receive additional donated items to auction as well. If you have anything you don't mind donating, please let us know!
Another idea is to have a recycling drive in our neighborhood--help the environment, and support a young girl's dreams at the same time! If you are interested in having a recycling drive in your neighborhood to support Kaylie, please let me know and I can provide you with a flyer to pass out to your neighbors.
Other ideas include holding a raffle, a carwash and finding sponsorships. Of course, we also would welcome any "cash" donations, if you wish to make one. We have set up an email address for Kaylie's gym fund in order to accept payments via Paypal. This email address is: gymgirlkcc@sbcglobal.net
We certainly understand in these difficult financial times that supporting Kaylie with a donation may not be possible for you at this time, but please feel free to post comments here to support her with your friendship, and if you know someone who might be interested in helping, please send them a link to this blog!
Check back every few weeks, as we will be updating with notices of ongoing auctions, events and progess reports on how Kaylie is doing with her training.
the Mom
Kaylie started gymnastics last August, and by October had mastered level 1, and moved up to a level 2 class. She spent the next six months working hard, and mastered not only the level 2 skills, but started learning level 3 skills. In April, Kaylie moved up to level 3--where she stayed for 3 weeks! She had been given a private lesson with one of the head coaches as a 10th birthday gift, and after working with her for the first time, he offered her the opportunity to train for the level 4 team.
So in May, Kaylie joined the other girls who had also been invited to train for the team and she is now working 6 hours a week in the gym. In June, the schedule will increase to 9 hours per week. The first day of training was tough--the other girls had all spent at least several months in a level 3 class, and then had the opportunity to attend weekly 3 hour practices in April to decide if they wanted to join the level 4 training. That first class was pretty grueling---and I think it was difficult to go from being at the top of her class, to the bottom! However, Kaylie never lets anything keep her down for long, and by the second class she was mentally geared up to work hard and achieve her goals.
She has now completed her 3rd class, and we are starting to notice small improvements already. She has a ways to go, and expects to be the least skilled member of her group for a while yet, but she knows with hard work and determination, that will change in time. Right now her goal is to build her muscle strength and flexibility so that she can master the skills necessary to officially join the team, and compete in her first meet in October of this year.
In order to help fund her training and cover her competition fees (we know she'll make it!!) we, her family, have been brainstorming ways to earn some extra money. This is where we hope you, her extended family and friends, can help. We anticipate needing about $2500 to $3000 to fund a year of training and competition.
The first thing we will be doing, is putting some things up for auction on ebay. I am going to auction several dolls from my Barbie collection, as well as some of my scrapbooking kits and necklaces I have made. We are hoping to receive additional donated items to auction as well. If you have anything you don't mind donating, please let us know!
Another idea is to have a recycling drive in our neighborhood--help the environment, and support a young girl's dreams at the same time! If you are interested in having a recycling drive in your neighborhood to support Kaylie, please let me know and I can provide you with a flyer to pass out to your neighbors.
Other ideas include holding a raffle, a carwash and finding sponsorships. Of course, we also would welcome any "cash" donations, if you wish to make one. We have set up an email address for Kaylie's gym fund in order to accept payments via Paypal. This email address is: gymgirlkcc@sbcglobal.net
We certainly understand in these difficult financial times that supporting Kaylie with a donation may not be possible for you at this time, but please feel free to post comments here to support her with your friendship, and if you know someone who might be interested in helping, please send them a link to this blog!
Check back every few weeks, as we will be updating with notices of ongoing auctions, events and progess reports on how Kaylie is doing with her training.
the Mom
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