Wednesday, July 18, 2007

FINALLY !!!! - MY EXCITING NEWS

well, a few days late but the excitement is still in the air around here.

last saturday, kait, along with mark and i, travelled to brisbane for kait to compete in an interclub for physie.
for those who don't know what physie is....check out THIS....and THIS

her teachers entered her in the novice section, even though this is her third year of competing.
if you haven't finalled at the zone comp (and kaity hasn't) you can compete as a novice.

and compete she did.....faultlessly. i have been watching her train and compete and practise for three years now and i couldn't find fault with any of her routines on the floor last saturday.
(maybe i had my "mummy rose-coloured glasses" on)

after the 15 girls completed their set of routines, they announced that they couldn't seperate the first and second places so they asked the girls to perform their floor exercises again.

i did notice kaity slightly overbalance on one of her leg lifts on the second go round.

and when they announced the place getters, kaity won second place !!!!!!
i was so sure, that given her faultless routine, first go round, that she would have placed first but i guess her overbalance saw her pipped at the post.

still she was ecstatic with second place as were we and her teachers and i cried more than a few tears as i watched our little princess bound up onto stage to receive her medal and certificate.
i am so very very proud of her.
she has worked so hard to perfect her routines and she genuinely loves doing it.

her greatest acheivement this year is that she can get right to the floor doing the splits with her right leg leading and is almost there with her left side.

anyways....here a few pics of her "doing her thing"

a very nervous little girl, waiting to take the floor

the marching component of her routine

one section finished and waiting to start the next

such poise and grace.....she looks perfect

i love this little girl so very very much and knowing the hell she has been through the past few years, to see her looking so healthy and well just makes my heart sing.

off to work for me tomorrow and then off to the gold coast on friday night to do a class with zina again at the scrapyard - YAY !!!!
can't wait.

and remember....
look for the things in your life that make you smile
~~ and let those you love, know that you do ~~

~*~ shazz ~*~
xo

HAPPY THOUGHT FOR TODAY
even though some friends are so far far away physically, i can still hold them and the precious memories i have our times together, close to my heart.


6 comments:

Toni said...

Shazz that is wonderful. Congratulations to your daughter... what an achievement. You all have every right to be proud.
And lucky you... doing a class with Zina... I am so jealous. I love her work.
Toni

Chris Millar said...

Blogger is being nice today and is letting me comment! Well done to Kaitlyn! What a talented girl and she looks so posed in those photos! Shayla has just started Physie a couple of months ago! She loves it also!

Ali :-) said...

HUGE congratulations to Kaitlyn, Shazz!!! You must be SO proud!!! She looks incredibly elegant and graceful in your beautiful photos!!!

Take care!
Ali :) xoxo

Kirsten said...

Kait looks lovely in the photos Shazz - it is wonderful that she did so well!!

Kim said...

Oh HUGE congratulations to Kaitlyn! She does look happy and healthy. You should be proud of your princess Shazz. Enjoy your class with Zina - I will be thinking of you while I'm here with the in-laws for Tom's birthday tomorrow night... sigh... I know where I'd rather be LOL!

Kelly said...

Congratulations to Kait! What a spectacular effort!
What a proud Mum you must be!!
That's awesome. Great pics too.

Love Kelly xxx