Hill Air Force Base Triathlon

For my 43nd birthday I celebrated by doing a triathlon with my niece Chelsea and Brother in law Mark. It was a reverse tri, so it was run, bike swim.

The shock of the year

After Alex had the gymnastics accident, she never quite got her confidence back. One day as I was driving her home from practice she said, "Mom, I have thought about it a lot and I think I want to quit gymnastics", I was floored!! She has done this for years and loved it like nothing else. She would be competing level 9 this season, level 10 is the highest level before you become an elite gymnast, which is Olympic level. She said she was tired and her body hurt and she wanted time for friends. We made her wait a few weeks before we gave her notice to make sure that is what she really wanted and then she gave her notice at the gym. It was really hard for her and I the first few weeks after quiting. She could have had a full ride scholarship to college which is a goal she had and it was very hard to see her give up her dream, but we understand that her heart and body were not in the sport anymore, plus she is growing a lot and would probably end up to tall for the sport anyway. She is now involved in Volleyball and loves it and has become really good at it. She is going to try out for the Herriman High team next year. I will have to say, although it was hard to see her leave gymnastics it has been very nice having her home. She used to get out of school early for gym and practice 5 days a week for 4-5 hours and then do homework. Her life was school, gym, homework, day after day. She is not as stressed and has been able to hang with friends more and be more involved in Young women's, plus now with the money we are saving we can start finishing our basement, whoo, whoo. It is nice seeing her become a normal teenager. She volunteers at the gym now until she is 14 and then she can get paid for her coaching time.