TK Olympiad

Younger Brother and Big Sis (not relatively speaking) had their first gymnastics showcase this past weekend. As near as I can tell, it was a precursor to the meets they will eventually have in the future; but at this stage it's just a fun way for parents to see what they've learned and for them to feel extra-accomplished. The whole event was super cute!

Each athlete was introduced individually, and they all paraded into the gym to music like the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

They were broken down into teams, and there were five different events that each team completed in rotation.

He landed on his feet!
In practice he landed on his face. :)

Next up is my favorite picture from the whole event...

My daughter is such a picture of pure style and grace on the beam!! :D

When all of the events were finished, each gymnast got to stand on the "podium" to receive his/her medal...and wave to the crowd of course!

They both did a great job being up in front of all of the spectators. In fact, I think they both ate that up!

And speaking of eating, we went through the BK drive-thru on the way home to treat each of the kids (our kids that is) to cherry icees.

J wanted to keep it a surprise as long as possible. So when he ordered a crispy chicken sandwich and five cherry icees, and the slightly taken aback drive-thru worker asked to be sure she had heard correctly...he explained that he was just, "really thirsty!" :)

You know, I personally don't feel like five kids is "a lot" of kids.
It's a blessing for sure! But beyond that, I don't feel like it's any big deal or anything.
But then there are the occasional times when J and I look at each other and think,
"Holy cow....we just ordered FIVE cherry icees!"