Hannah Places at Nationals

Hello everyone it took awhile to post since my last posting...I am very sorry about that.--on to tell you how we had fun in WI!

Hannah had so much fun at Nationals. We traveled to Sheboygan, WI --yes we were a crazy couple of parents who drove in a van with 3 kids! But we made it in under 16 hours of driving straight thru--with "restroom" stops inbetween. It was really a great family time and we talked alot...and we listened to 3 kids singing to their mp3's...yes all to different music at the same time...Craig and I laughed because it made us think of the movie RV with Robin Williams who played the dad! We settled in to our hotel room by check in time...the kids were hungry, needed to stretch out their legs with some walking so we decided to check out the local town and find a pizza joint real fast! (Mom was starving!) On Wednesday morning was Openning Ceremonies. This was a great fun time by all--this was the biggest YMCA Gymnastics Nationals ever! There was 21 states represented with 98 teams--which was a total of 1380 gymnasts completing. It was a great experience for Hannah and we are so blessed that our family back home had raised money for us as a family to go and become part of this experience with Hannah. After Openning Ceremonies they had a festival for the gymnasts and their families. It was free food (my husband was excited about that) rides, rock climbing and lots of fun for all. It was great to hang out with the 3 other girls from Hannah's team. It meant getting to know the their families and becoming more of friends then just "parents" of Hannah. We had lots of fun! We all got a good nights sleep because Hannah was due to complete on Thursday. While I was doing her hair...I asked her if she was nervous...she said NO Mom--you just learn to block that stuff out...hmmm I have to take hints from my 8 year old on how she does this?? Well we get her to where she needs to be on time and so Mom's nerves start kicking in! Hannah on the other hand is cool as a cucumber. She did great!! Hannah placed 3rd in vault with a 9.450 and placed 7th in bars with a 9.1 She received metals for these two events. Her score for beam was 8.47 and floor was 8.025. Her all-around score was 35.050. We are really proud of her!! I hope that you all enjoy pictures and thanks so much for your prayers and support! We love you all and are very blessed that the Lord has given us such a great family and friends.