A Reward

Last night, we were having Mexican food, and there were some jalapenos
as a side dish. EJP joked about eating one, so I offered him a dollar
to eat one. He went for it. He liked it, and said it wasn't too spicy
while he downed several cups of milk.

A dollar well spent, I think.

Kip

Starting earlier this week, SKGP can now do the kip.  Today, she did it 17 times!  Level 5, here she comes, next season.

Tooth

In the middle of the night, EJP lost his lower left, second from the front tooth.  He didn't swallow it.

Tooth

SKGP lost her lower right fourth from the front tooth this morning.  I would have sworn that EJP would be next to lose a tooth, since he has one that has been very loose for weeks.

SKGP at Princess Critique Gymnastics Meet (Level 4)

Bike

After we got home from a free They Might Be Giants concert in San Francisco, and had our dinner of ice cream from Sweet Retreat in San Jose, the kids were out front, and EJP decided he wanted to ride his bike, and with a little help from his sister and mom, he did it.  At first, he was getting "starters" from SKGP, then we told him how he could get going himself, he was able to do the whole process from start to crash all by himself.  Perhaps it isn't the most graceful biking, but it's a great start.

Hooray!

The Princess Meet

Gymnastics season has started again, and SKGP has started off strong again.

At the Princess Meet in Visalia yesterday, competing in the Level 4 ages 9+, she scored:

• Vault: 9.350 (3rd place)
• Bars: 8.850 (1st place)
• Beam: 8.525 (2nd pace)
• Floor: 9.150 (1st place)
• All Around: 35.875 (1st place)

I was unable to attend the meet, but I hear that she looked very good.  This was the first meet for most of the Gilroy team, and they did pretty well and learned the actual details of competitive gymnastics.