Ella's been in gymnastics since before she turned 2. She is going to have her 3 year anniversary at our gym this September! That's crazy to me! Anyway, last weekend she participated in her first event at the gym. No competition, purely for fun and to show off their skills, but it really showed us where Ella is at compared to her peers. (Above and beyond, truly!)
They started off with a warmup and stretching. Ella is in the middle of the pictures, in the coral colored leotard. Notice her flexibility and form with the straight legs and pointed toes!
Check out that flat table top! She's got a strong core!
With her group getting ready to head to their first event. They put them in groups based on their age.
First event, balance beam.
Great form throughout
Love the finish!
Beam video
Next up, floor. Mostly consists of handstands, cartwheels and flips.
Great start!
Next was trampoline. No still shots because it was just too far away. She's a pro at this because she does it all evening long in our backyard! She's even started teaching Carter some tramp skills! Handstands to walkovers, etc!
Then onto bars, her favorite!!
Awesome form!
Holding herself up on the rings. Serious core and upper body strength!
All done!
Video of full bar exercise
And last, floor exercise #2
And finally, receiving her trophy! Love that sweet, proud grin.
Yay Ella! Great work!!
She really is doing amazing for her age.... at just 4 1/2, she's been doing this basically 2/3 of her life!! And most importantly, she adores it! I can't wait to see how far her love for it and her natural ability take her in the sport!
It was fun for us to watch all the kids perform their skills, an their excitement when receiving their trophies was probably the best part! Cute as ever!
Proud of my girl!
That's a proud big brother smile! He wanted to be in a pic, too.
And of course, can't forget Daddy. Cole was around somewhere, just didn't stop him for 5 seconds to be in a pic. Nana & Grandad also came out to watch Ella!
It was a great experience for her... hopefully the first of many! Way to go, Ella!
I remember you finding her hanging on the clothes rack in your closet when she was just a itty bitty girl! Looks like she has already found her love!
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