Three (not so) little kids and whatever words come to mind…
Jenya took and passed her USFS Preliminary Moves in the Field test today — the second test in the series of eight. She wound up skating earlier than we'd expected, which made Lunn have to scramble a little to get it on tape, and she also wound up sharing the ice with another girl who was also testing, which she hadn't expected. But she skated well and got a passing mark, which is wonderful.
De and her gymnastics team participated in Jewarts' end of term show. They did several numbers — here's one, called "Rocky Girls". Note De's brand new Northstars team leotard — she just got it yesterday, and is very proud!
Ana decided she wanted to expand her horizons, and joined the YMCA summer swim team. She had her first practice yesterday. Her coach said she has a wonderful kick. She has practices 3 times a week all summer, and will probably compete in several local swim meets in July.
Yesterday Jenya took and passed her very first USFSA test, the Pre-Preliminary Moves in the Field test. She did a great job. Unfortunately I caught an ugly stomache flu and wasn't able to be there in person to watch, but Lunn taped it, and so I was able to watch it after the fact. Very cool!
Jenya finished the entire Rosetta Stone Latin Level 1 CD as of today. Here she shows off the completed final milestone. Very cool!
All three girls participated in RMU's local figure skating competition, Shamrock Skate. De skated Pre-Alpha, Ana skated Beta, and Jenya skated Delta. Plus Jenya and Ana's Little Blades team gave an exhibition. They all had a wonderful time.
Here are the videos:
LIttle Blades Exhibition
Ana's routine
De's routine
The girls have fun climbing the giant mountain of snow left over from all the plowing.
De decided she wanted to get a short cut — quite a different look for her but very cute.
There was a scheduled synchro competition this weekend, with all 3 RMU teams supposed to be competing. However, due to a slapstick-worthy series of miscommunications and changing decisions centered around the snowy weather, Jenya and Ana wound up being the only two girls on their team to actually show up.
However, they did get to skate on the practice ice all by themselves for quite a while, which they enjoyed — even De! Here's Jenya showing off her lovely spiral. And later on the girls on the older teams made quite a fuss over them, gave them pins and taught them cheers.
Went to Hershey, PA this weekend. Jenya and Ana's Little Blades Synchronized Skating team competed in the Reflections competition. They placed 3rd, and did a nice job especially considering that several new girls joined the team just a couple of weeks before the show.
The day before the competition we spent some time at Hershey's Chocolate World. Everyone had a great time. It's a nice small place, perfect for a couple of hours' entertainment. Plus lots of chocolate samples, can't beat that. The girls also liked the singing cows on the "how milk chocolate is made" tour (don't ask). All in all a very nice weekend.
