The amazing gym where our kiddos work out
(AGA American Gymnastics Academy in Signal Hill) holds an annual holiday show. Class kids are featured doing various routines that showcase basic skills that they work on. It's an optional show so not ALL of the 800 enrolled participate but there are still so many that there are 3 separate performances. The competitive level kids also perform and its heart stopping and breath taking to watch them!
This is our 2nd year in the holiday show.
SIDE NOTE STORY- We almost didn't make it! Having had our own annual ornament party the night before, we were up crazy late and slept in on this Saturday. I (occasional loser that I am) was checking my weather app and facebook when I saw that one of my girlfriends was taking her daughters to their gymnastics holiday show... and they go to the same gym as us. Quickly I called AGA to ask if the show was indeed today and NOT NEXT WEEK which I thought for the last month!! Yup, we rushed. Didn't get to shower or wash my hair. Got there an hour early. Woot Woot!
JT has been in Gymnastics for about 18 months now and HeaBug for about 21. They've each been gymnast of the month.
We LOVE watching them do their thing and love even more how much the coaches at AGA care for our kids. Quick shout out to Ms. Whitney, Ms. Lorena, Ms. Nicole and Mr. Scott. The other coaches remember my kid's names, laugh at their jokes, have created nick names for them and love their moves! Thanks so much to a kind and caring staff that has made us feel very much a part of the AGA family.
Maga is definitely one of JT and HeaBug's biggest fans. Any chance she has to make it to the gym, just to watch them, she's there. She made special congratulations cards for these two and was excited to make it to the holiday show!
JT's routine was to a rock out version of "Up on the Housetop". He did rolls and jumps, pushups and cartwheels. He was pretty nervous when they went to sit with their groups but it didn't show during his performance and he said once he go out there, he wasn't shy at all!!
HeaBug danced to "All I Want for Christmas". She is the youngest in her class. LO-O-Oves gymnastics and showed off her donkey kicks, forward rolls, jumps, and dancing skills at the show. Last year she was a Mini Tumbler and went on the floor doing various skills on a little course with a little help from mom. This year I was confident but nervous at her being out there and following directions on her own but little Sassypants did great!
SO crazy proud of these sweet peas! To watch them learn and grow brings us great joy!
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