Gymnastics Meet

 Tessa had another gymnastics meet at Arete. (Damon was planning on competing too, but ended up sick on the day of the meet. Poor kid.) Tessa did awesome, as usual. She works so hard while she's at the gym, as well as practicing at home. The coaches did their testing a couple weeks ago, and Tessa and Morgan made the Silver Team. That means she'll be on a competition team and start competing against other gyms in a few months. It's quite a commitment, but she's all in for it. Gymnastics is her happy place. 

Her first even was the vault, and she rocked it. She scored a 9.8!! It really was beautiful.

Next up was bars. She did amazing on this too. She was pretty disappointed that they didn't do the routine she thought they were going to. We're not sure why they changed it, but right before they started the coach told them they were just going to do the same routine from last time. She's learned and improved a lot since the last meet, so it was disappointing to not be able to do the new skills. Oh well.

Beam was next. She was frustrated with herself for falling off the beam after her tuck jump, but she got right back up and finished the rest of the routine beautifully. I'm grateful she doesn't take it too hard when things like that happen. The beam is very challenging, and she really did great on it!

The last even was floor, and she did awesome on that too. Her form is great, and it looks like she has a lot of fun on her floor routines.

She had quite the cheering section this time. Grandma & Grandpa Ham, Mel, Amarie, and Caitlyn all came to support her. Thanks for coming guys!

We're so proud of you Tessa! You work so hard, and it really pays off!!