State Meet

Lizzy had her first state meet on Saturday. She competed against 30 other 8 year olds from around the state. they were all within 6 months of her age, they break it down further than by year since there are so many kids. She got her first 9, a 9.275 on vault, which was good enough for 6th place. Now I won't get the question, when am I going to get a 9 Mommie? The thing I love about this sport is that Lizzy can see her improvement. She works hard, and sees the results. Of course, sometimes the results take a while and in a sport where you are "judged" there is always subjectivity. Overall it was a great meet. She got her highest score on bars, 8.8. She didn't do so well on beam and looked great on floor, scoring her average. She did make her highest all around. Her team finished second in the state. They were going for first, but as we all know, anything can happen in competition. Today at practice they had a pizza party and played games. It is nice to see they gave them a little break at practice. As far as being a mom goes, I am glad for the break until spring season starts late January. It is a lot of pressure, she has to be there on time, or she can't compete, she has to have this certain bow in her hair, or she can't compete, she has to have the right leo on, (yes, there are two competition leos) she has to have the right color flip flops. I am getting tired just thinking about it. Anyways, she still loves the sport, and is starting to experience a little success, so all is well in the Lizzy/gymnastics world.