As I sit here in my freshly cleaned office, I finally got through two giant stacks of papers, updated the baby books with current heights and weights (yes….I still do that…sounds crazy I know), and came to the realization that I haven’t even journaled about the holiday season.  I might just have to give up on that.  I probably don’t remember half of it anyway!

So for now, I’m sticking with what I’m still super excited about – the State Gymnastics Meet!  We’ve come to realize that if you are a competitive gymnast around here, you forgo a spring break trip to practice all week and compete.  It’s required.  And if you love it as much as Reece does, you are A-OK with it.

We did sneak in a short, last minute trip to Florida to pump up our Vitamin D and frankly, our overall well-being.  If we had to be in the cold one more day, we were all going to lose it!  We made it back just in time for Reece to get to the gym to practice.

Don’t worry, she was getting a ton of gymnastics practice in on the beach!This meet season has been a successful one for Reece!  She’s achieved some personal bests, her confidence has been great, and she’s been smiling and having fun (for Reece).  She’s very intense, folks, so getting a genuine smile or even an acknowledgement from her is tough.  She works so hard.  She is early to every practice, goes to extra open gyms as much as possible, does everything precisely as she is told, and notices when everybody else isn’t!  Her goal is always to be 1st place and up until now she’s gotten close many times.

There is no one more deserving than this little lady to receive a 1st place all-around medal.  She finally achieved what she’s been working so hard for and at the pinnacle of the season!  Go Reecie Go!

My stomach can barely handle watching the events and my nerves always get the best of me.  I leave it to Brian and Morgan to let me know if she did good or not.  These athletes are so courageous and awesome!

Although not her favorite event, she achieved a personal best score on the beam!She loves the bars!

All of us were waiting on pins and needles to find out if she had finally achieved what she was hoping for.  Morgan and Brian were doing all kinds of calculations while Drew was doing his best work at saving seats.  This fan club was so PROUD!

Even though she won’t speak to us before or after a meet, we still love her all the same!  That intensity she has for the sport is something remarkable.  And this right here is a very genuine smile!and a very happy St. Pat’s Day as well!!  Complete with our family tradition – green waffles and bacon!

We are so happy for you Reecie Cups!  Keep doing your thing!