A Close to a Great Gymnastic year. Y

Aubrie's last meet was athe Saturday before Spring Break. It was at Peoria High and there were no other family events, so this was the first time that Ben and the family got to see her compete. Aubrie did really well on the Vault and Beam. She placed 2nd and 3rd, (respectively) and 3rd all around. She medaled in every event, so she came home with 5 medals. She was beaming the whole time. I was so happy that she had a great meet when Ben was there. Perhaps that contributed to it. She is such a hard worker, and so dedicated to the sport. If Ben would build her a beam or bar in the backyard, I know I wouldn't be able to get her off of them. Despite the rigorous school work she has, she has stuck with it. I am also very proud at her willingness to not compete on Sundays. Despite the fact that she has missed half of her meets, because they fell on a Sunday, she is still one of the top girls in her group, without that experience. I know the Lord has blessed her for sticking with that commitment. The last meet is actually this Sunday. It is the Championship meet. She was VERY sad to miss it. At her level it's the last meet of the season, so it's not a qualifying meet. But all her teammates were begging her to come. She started to cry a bit, when she found out. We had a good talk in the car, and she realized that going just once would be a slippery slope where people wouldn't respect her decision as much. Luckily, she will be moving up to level 5 next year, where there are less Sunday meets. She is excited to finally be with some more girls her own age. Since she started just two years ago, she was working out with little girls from the beginning. She worked hard to move up fast, and finally it will pay off next year. I don't know how long she will take this sport, but whatever she does, she really gives it her all!