Last weekend, LR competed in a diving competition. She was a bit worried because last time around, she didn’t do as well as she wanted to… This time was different…
LR brings all her skills from gymnastics and trampolining to diving.
Rewind to February… Mom was hiking in New Zealand… Dad was feeding the kids… There were days they went without shoes. Sometimes, they even got hungry… They were dark, dark days.
In amongst the gloom and chaos, LR was forced to compete against hardened athletes in a trampoline competition. Somehow, despite her hair being done by her father, LR managed to rise up, again and again, soaring into the the sky, capturing first place in her competition.
Well done LR!!!!
She was all ready to go, fully charged up with bounce.
LR is in the kitchen helping Dad get dinner ready. Music is playing and things are relatively calm. All of a sudden, RJ goes zooming past, dancing like a crazy guy.
Dad: LR! What is he doing?
LR: I don’t know… I think it’s… musical statues?
The music stops and RJ freezes.
RJ: Yeah! I’m controlling the music and I’m playing musical statues… Against MYSELF!
The music starts again and RJ resumes whirling.
Dad: What a cool idea! Who’s winning?
RJ: I AM!!!
LR: (with a grin) Yeah? But who’s losing?
The music stops, bringing RJ to a halt.
RJ: (sadly) That’s me. I’m losing…
RJ: (devious grin) … But I think I have discovered a trick!
The music resumes and away he goes.
On the weekend, LR competed in her first gymnastics competition. Tensions were running high for everyone. After three years of lessons, four hours a week of training, and many, many car trips between the gym and home, we (Mum and Dad) were hoping this would be a positive experience, and not a reason for LR to suddenly take up tap dancing.
It took a while for Mum to get LR's hair exactly right.
Remember this picture?
... Most of the universe is empty space ...
LR was very excited to receive a package in the mail yesterday from Double Helix magazine. It turns out that her wonderful Solar System picture won her a prize in the competition!
LR and her letter of congratulations.
LR's prize painting is now up on the wall next to her robot picture.
LR won this artist-signed print in the competition.
LR has been working on this one intermittently for a few weeks now.
Well done kiddo!
