"Absolutely!" Sonya giggles with delight. "I am tall, lean, flat-chested...and I have the calves of a marble carved Greek goddess! This is it! My calling in life is to be a gymnast!!!"
RUN. check.
JUMP. check. (You've GOT to see my dismount...perfection!)
FLIP. (oh ya!) check.
SWING. check (feel free to notice my perfectly pointed toes...a thing of beauty if I do say so myself).
CONFESSION: I am a FAKE! It's true. My mom was too kind to post my humiliation...I can't skip!!!!! There, I said it! (head bows in shame). Like generations before me (my daddy suffered from the same handicap- he was held back in kindergarden because of it), I have an inability to skip, or walk rhythmically in any way. Coach Erin worked with me individually for 10 minutes; she even picked me up and moved my legs...I just couldn't get it.
Maybe I should try something else....Stay tuned....
Have you considered photography? If she has inherited her mother's ability to compose a shot as well as capture the spontaneous moments, she has great promise.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget her "Dragon Training" seminar next Monday, cause I have high hopes for this future Astrid!!
ReplyDeleteUm, I WAS NOT held back .... just almost.
ReplyDeleteReally Cam? I heard you were held back... maybe he was held back in spirit... or should have been... Anyway maybe you should get Sonya a chemistry kit too!! ;) Or how about Soccer? Sonya has so much energy. Or... swimming... Or how about her talent is the ability to socialize with everyone!
ReplyDeleteI love it. Maybe she's just making sure the rest of us don't feel bad, given her exceeding talent in ballet? I had to give up on my dream of being a gymnast in the second grade, when I was the only person who couldn't do a cartwheel in my gymnastics class. It still stings.
ReplyDeleteha....we're doing this exact same class with ethan right now. he loves it.
ReplyDeleteShe looks like a natural!
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