Emma has been doing gymnastics for two and a half years now. She was doing it once a week until this year when we upped it to twice a week! We are not good at supporting her in practice at home, so the sessions are basically all she does to train!
We were so excited to watch her show last night - they show the parents what they've been doing every 10 weeks. From not being able to do a forward roll, to now doing it and standing up after without putting her hands down. Being able to kick both legs up into almost a full hand stand! Balancing on a beam on one foot, when she used to not be able to stand on one leg on the floor! Hanging from a bar and moving her legs around!! (Not sure I could so some of the things she is!)
It's slow, but it's progress. Most importantly is the courage and determination she shows when the girls around her are doing perfect cartwheels and handsprings, or flipping over the bar time and time again. She never whines, compares or complains - just continues to improve herself and encourage herself to persevere. For that, I'd pay twice as much!!
We were so excited to watch her show last night - they show the parents what they've been doing every 10 weeks. From not being able to do a forward roll, to now doing it and standing up after without putting her hands down. Being able to kick both legs up into almost a full hand stand! Balancing on a beam on one foot, when she used to not be able to stand on one leg on the floor! Hanging from a bar and moving her legs around!! (Not sure I could so some of the things she is!)
It's slow, but it's progress. Most importantly is the courage and determination she shows when the girls around her are doing perfect cartwheels and handsprings, or flipping over the bar time and time again. She never whines, compares or complains - just continues to improve herself and encourage herself to persevere. For that, I'd pay twice as much!!
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