Laurels frst Cmpetition Sept 2012

The day we have all looked forward to and trained for and paid for in money and time and energy,some blood swet and even a very few tears. Level 5 first competition gym meet.
Dad and I have a very different idea of competition,of course we all want our kids to do well,to train well and perform and even win, this is human nature,esp for a parent but Dad keeps track of all details and each team members scores and so on. I......just dont care that much. Did she have fun?do her best and perform her best?? then im happy. Dad on the other hand wants to know who got what and who did better than who,these are kids and who cares who is better than who? these girls are all team mates,friends for life and companions in fun and competition, we all want the very best for our girls,all our girls,their girls,my girls,we are all team family and we wish the best for all,not just for our own.  Over all........I am soooooooooooooooooooo proud to report that the team girls from our gym,North Bay Athletic Association in Vallejo,Calif. Level 4,5 and 6 did AMAZING today. Each and evey girls did their best and really did well.

Our laurel did extremely well,this being her first competition,real for score. She made all 4th and 5th places,and walked away with 5 medals!!including over all champion team. We all couldnt be prouder. I cant wait to see how they all improve each week that they compete. The first one has to be the biggest deal,alot going on around them while they are doing their routine.music from the floor,cheering for other girls and they are concentrating on their routine whichever it is at that time. I didnt get too many pics,some too much action and some too far but believe me, they are all our heros,alot of hard work has paid off and this is just their begining!! Three cheers for the NBAA girls!!   10 Cheers for Laurel Raymond!!