friday evening, sebastian had his last gymnastics practice before his very first meet (more on that in a moment). he had to be at practice by 6:30, but we had to go early so he could try on pants for his uniform (i know, nothing like last minute, right?). on top of the 6:30 practice, guy & jane were coming in from ohio to stay the night for isaac's birthday party that would be on saturday. they were set to arrive at our place at - you guessed it - 6:30. i called and told jane that i was taking sebastian to practice, so they decided to detour and head to the gym instead. i'm not sure she has ever really gotten to see him, so i know she was excited to get a chance to sit and watch... although i'm not sure she was excited about 2 1/2 hours worth *grin*. anyway...
so they met me at the gym. guy dropped jane off and headed on to our house while she stayed at the gym to watch. however, i also had to make a run to toys r us, since i was pretty close to it and the sale i wanted was ending on saturday. so i left her at the gym and headed to the store. nuts. that's all i can say. i am not such a toys r us fan, and this was not a great experience... moving on...
so i got back to the gym in time to watch the last few minutes of practice, collect everyone, and head home. when we got home, we loaded EVERYONE up into 2 vehicles and headed to wal-mart to find isaac his birthday gift from grandma & grandpa... a bike! so we got home from wal-mart with a new bike and tired kids sometime around 10:00. definitely bed time at that point!
saturday morning brought with it a birthday celebration. although isaac's actual birthday isn't for another week, we were (at least some of us) able to get together this weekend to celebrate. so he got to open some presents, have some cake, and eat the best pizza i've ever had. yum!
for the rest of the afternoon, the kids played... the new zelda game (skyward sword) for wii, and zelda spirit tracks for ds... and meagan invited a friend over to keep herself entertained. the ladies (jane, my mom, and i) wrapped what Christmas gifts i already had, and then we headed out to the stores for more! i now have almost all of my shopping done! i need to get just a few more lego sets and a few bins to store them in. and then i am D.O.N.E. love that!!
saturday evening, the we had a mini Christmas with my mom, since we will not likely be able to get together for Christmas until well into january. boo. then after opening a few presents, we tortured our children by sending them straight to bed... we had to be up at 5:30 to be able to leave in time (6:30) for sebastian's meet. we were on the road by 6:45...close enough. it was a long, boring drive due north for 2 1/2 hours. long. boring. long.
his meet went SO well! there was only one little glitch along the way - the boys' pants got a bit mixed up... some kid took sebastian's pants by mistake and sebastian kept trying to convince the kid they were HIS pants, and blah blah blah. it threatened to escalate into a full-blown derailment of my child's mental state. but it was redirected, solved, and forgotten before it got too out of hand. thank God!!
not a ton of pictures because it wasn't the best set-up for photographing without making the entire world angry. i snapped a few shots of warm-ups and a few of awards (yay!). other than that, i opted for video. but here are a few of the photos i took at least...
this is sebastian (right) and one of his good buddies on his team. they're both the same age - there are only 3 older boys on his team, the rest are 6-7.
vault warm-ups...
team huddle on floor before the meet got started... i like his coaches SO much! they're both so super encouraging and very strong technical coaches! great combo!
okay, on to awards!
yep, he got 6 medals and a ribbon for 4th, plus their team won 1st! it was a great day for him!! he asked me last night when his next meet is because he's ready for another one. i think he got a taste of winning, and he likes how it tastes. *lol* his next meet is in january, and i THINK it will be in cincinnati. i think.
and let's just say his winnings did NOT go unnoticed by his sister, who astutely observed, 'i think sebastian has more medals than me now!' she decided she just has to stop falling off of the beam and then maybe she'll get more medals! i think she might be onto something *lol*.
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