Sunsuit

I'm very excited about the cute little sunsuit I've just made, that I will be auctioning on eBay for Kaylie's fund. I still have to get the buttons for the suit, but it turned out so nicely, I couldn't wait to post a photo! It's a cotton featherwale fabric (basically a very tiny cordoroy). The appliqued kitty is wool felt with silk thread stitching. It is a size 6 months. This pattern is by Kari Mecca, and I'm actually working on designing some additional animal patterns of my own, to use on other types of kids clothing items. Hope to have some samples made up, and items finished for sale in a few weeks.

A big thing for those in training for level 4 at Kaylie's gym is the assigning of lockers at the gym. They basically don't assign lockers until and unless the girls have reached a skill level that they will definitely be competing on the team. One of the coaches has told the girls to bring locks on Friday, as he will be discussing assigning lockers with the other coaches. Kaylie is super excited about this (I had to go out and get her lock right away!!) Hopefully the coaches don't forget!! The girls were bugging him about it, which is why it came up in the first place, but this is the first time they were actually given the green light to get locks, so keep your fingers crossed! When you work as hard as these girls work, achieving this milestone is a big sense of accomplishment.

New Auctions Listed!!

Yeah, I've finally had a day to get everything properly photographed, and put up the auctions for Gramme's beautiful ABC quilt, and the wonderful collection of skincare products from Andrea Rose!! Hopefully we'll do really well on these auctions--don't forget to tell anyone you know who might be interested in bidding on these items!! I've also been able to get the logo and link set up for Andrea's website--check it out! And again, a huge "Thank-You" to Gramme and Andrea Rose for their support!

I forgot!

Kaylie has now learned all of her routines!!!  This is a big first step to being ready for her first competition.  Now that she has learned all of the routines for bar, floor, and beam she can now focus on perfecting all of the skills needed in each routine!! She is also working on her vault skills, but doesn't need to learn a routine for that!  Great job Kaylie!!

End of the school year

Well it has been a very hectic last few weeks--lots of school activities and events, especially for Kaylie's older sister Aislynn, who completed her time in elementary school this year.  I'm so proud of all of my girls.  They each earned honor roll for the entire year!  Aislynn also earned a Gold Presidents Award for outstanding academic achievement for grades 4, 5, and 6.  

The whole family celebrated with some good friends today.  We had a big party with five other families--a very fun day of water fights, games, food, and time spent with wonderful friends.

Now that the hectic pace of the final weeks of school has come to a close, I expect to have some special donations up for auction within a few days.  I have received the awesome gift basket from Andrea of Personal Basics, and the gorgeous ABC quilt from Gramme.  I'm going to spend a little time photographing these great items for auction to help get the best final price possible.  If you know anyone who might be interested in bidding, please share this blog with them!  

3 More Hours!

Today Kaylie adds another 3 hours to her weekly workout---she's now officially at 9 hours per week. Wow! She's stronger than me now! She's doing great--continues to make steady improvement in her skills, as her muscle development strengthens.

Pasadena Classic 2008

Kaylie and I attended our first gymnastics meet this weekend--the Pasadena Classic 2008 held at Club Champions in Pasadena. This was a friendly meet, which means (I think!) that the girls' scores are not incorporated into their ranking stats. Basically, it is a warm up meet, allowing the girls an opportunity to be in a meet environment, without the stress of formal ranking.

The level 5 team from Kaylie's gym was entered in the meet, and they did pretty well! We had a second place finisher across the board (all events, including the all-around) for level 5 ages 7-8, a 1st place finish for the level 5 ages 11-12 all-around (she won 1st in a few of the events but I can only remember the floor for sure!) and a 1st place finish for level 5 ages 13-14 for the beam and floor, I believe, plus she came in second for the all-around.

Kaylie and I really enjoyed the opportunity to attend a meet--she feels even more confident about attending her first meet in the fall. She didn't realize that all of the events would be going on simultaneously, and that the teams would just rotate around the gym. The fact that every person in the gym won't be watching her at the same time is re-assuring! Her coach even invited her, and another level 4 teammate who came, to sit with the the level 5 team for the awards ceremony. All in all, a very nice, relaxed way for her to experience her first meet.