New Camera

We finally decided to buy a new digital camera with optical zoom. We love it! I tried it out at gymnastics, so now you can actually see the kids even though I'm still standing far away. Very cool.

Here is Talmage's round off dismount off the beam. His teacher is standing on a trampoline getting a picture of him for a advertising poster.


Here is one of Anya. She got to ring the bell because she did a really good job on the beam. Then her teacher asks her to go and do it again. She is jumping over small cones on the floor beam.

Anya's bottom is actually off the pummel horse and her teacher is just helping her keep her legs steady. Anya is getting stronger and loves it.

Talmage is quite flexible and always enjoys cheesing it for the camera.

Talmage's strength impresses me. He is holding himself up by his hands and then keeping his legs steady, with pointed toes. His great strength is his shoulders and then his abs.

I have one more video that is too big to post so Aaron is trying to figure out how I can split it into two videos. In it Talmage is doing a regrip on the bar-- a level 4 skill (that is competitive level) and then he does a handstand on a low bar and holds it against a wall. I am told these are hard skills but he makes them look so easy. Talmage and Aaron sometimes have push up and sit up competitions (usually instigated by me). They are both so competative. Aaron doesn't want a five year old to beat him and Talmage really wants to be as strong as a dad. Talmage is almost there!