A Lovely Visit

We had a lovely visit with my parents.  They got to see the craziness that we call life.  The kids were delighted to show them gymnastics, dance, and Code Ninja.  We joined the kiddos for lunch and got ignored.  The kids loved having Grandpa and Dad go trick-or-treating with them while Grandma and Mom handed out candy.  We even got a little excitement in the form of a tornado warning in the middle of the night--my Mom got up and saw that I was hanging out in my room, watching the news on Facebook Live, so she figured I would get her when it was time.  My Dad slept through the whole thing.  We never did need to all try to cram in the downstairs bathroom, but we had some fierce wind and some crazy winds.  South and west of us, there were confirmed tornadoes that touched the ground.  There's never a dull moment in Hampton Roads weather!

I was a total failure in the picture-taking department while they were here.  But, here are a few.

I combined the videos from Ryleigh's first meet as a Level 3.  She did great!  Ryleigh did not compete on floor exercise because she hadn't mastered the back handspring yet, but she has it now, and will get to complete all 4 events at her next meet in Fredericksburg.

The meet was an in-house meet, with only girls from Ocean Tumblers competing.  It was a chance for the girls to learn how a meet runs and a chance for the parents to learn how meets run and how they can help them run.  The girls also received a terrific sportsmanship lesson from the gym owner.

RJ's teacher invited parents (and grandparents) into the studio to show them what they have been working on for the last 6-ish weeks.  They've been working on letting loose, finding their dance persona, and transitions that involve moving around the floor while dancers are doing different movements.

Oh yeah--I almost forgot to share.  RJ finished his White Belt at Code Ninja, and now he is learning Java Script as he works on his Yellow Belt.  He did some Java Script at his Minecraft camps, so I bet he'll do pretty well as he plows through each unit of Yellow Belt.

This week, the kids have Tuesday off because the schools were needed as polling places.  But, they still did virtual learning day projects, went to the bookfair at the school library, and helped Mom with a couple errands.  The rest of the week should be pretty normal.  As always, pics to come. Until next time, cheers!