Harvest Time!

It's October in Colorado and we're still seeing 80 degree days.  Global warming at it's worst.  Yesterday Emily and I went to the pumpkin patch north of Broomfield, CO.  It was a fun time.

Emily picking pumpkins

When we were done with the pumpkin picking, just before you get ready to leave there, they have a petting zoo, face painting, and a hay bale maze.  So of course, Emily just had to go there...

practicing her scale....

 After being sick on Friday, she had too much time off from practice and just HAD to do a few gymnastics moves... I don't understand this need to perform but then again I just looked at Nastia Liukin's photos from England
http://www.visitbritain.com/en/US/Britain-Bound-Nastia-Liukin-Day-One.htm
and I got emotional which really surprised me... it was like watching Emily... they're all someone's little girl and the drive which all the really determined gymnasts seem to have is evident when they can't hold back and have to bust a move anywhere...!

...always a gymnast!

TIGAR Gymnastics Cartwheel Carnival

Emily's first 'home meet". She did well for her second meet of the season. Scores were Vault 7th place with a 8.75, 

 Bars 8th place score 8.6,

 Beam 1st place with a 9.4

and Floor 1st place 9.35.

She placed 2nd All Around. I've put her videos up on YouTube. We did not film the awards ceremony as I was running concessions throughout the entire meet and my soon to be son in law stood in for me as videographer. He did a GREAT job with my lousy little Vivitar cheepo video camera. Here's the YouTube of her floor routine: and here's the video of her beam routine: http://youtu.be/iSSqBPatWIc