Here are some of the many highlights from the year!
- Gymnastics! Ainlsey LOVES gymnastics - truly loves it. After hours of practicing in the gym, she comes home and does more gymnastics! She has even created her own gym in the basement.
- In 2016-2017, she joined her first competitive gymnastics team and had a fantastic experience. The coaches were amazing, her teammates and their families were so sweet and formed a tight supportive group, and Ainsley was super successful. We were always so proud to hear from the coaches how hard she worked with a great attitude. At State Championships, she came in 1st in place all around, on bars, and on beam and qualified to compete in the regional championships!
- In July, Ainsley made the hard choice to switch gyms to a join different team. Her previous coaches moved to another city and it was a good time to make the switch. It was an extremely hard decision. She moved to a larger gym and a more competitive level, and she has rose to the challenge has been excelling so far! Although the gym different, her love for gymnastics continues to grow, and we can't wait to see where it will take her.
- School - Ainsley continued homeschooling in 2nd and 3rd grade. She works hard, enjoys going to co-op, and has really taken off with reading this year. Her favorite subject is math and her least favorite subject is spelling. Poppy is teaching science and social studies. Ainsley also takes specials at Mason - Art and STEM. We enjoy the flexibility of homeschooling - going to the Children's Theater, outdoor exploring, reading through Little House and doing pioneer activities, going to museums and field trips with friends. Plus, with 12 hours a week of gymnastics, it's nice to have extra time with our girl!
- 8th Birthday - Ainsley celebrated her 8th birthday in April! She had a great family party and then celebrated with her two good friends having a small party and then going to the trampoline park!
- Trips - We did a lot of traveling in 2017!
- For gymnastics, we traveled to Columbus, Nashville, Akron, and Peoria. These were great trips filled with gymnastics friends and swimming in all the indoor pools. :)
- We traveled with Nani and Poppy on a Caribbean cruise in February.
- We visited Norris lake in the summer the Weis family.
- In September, we went to Chicago and St. Joseph, MI. The highlight of Chicago for Ainlsey was visiting the America Girl store! We spent hours in the store where Ainsley selected her first AG doll - Tenney!
- In November, we traveled to Disney and had such a magical vacation.
- Friends - Ainsley is blessed to have such good friends - neighbors, homeschool, and gymnastics friends. They love to do gymnastics, play house, barbies, and American Girl.
- Just a few of the other fun things we did last year included:
- FC Cincinnati games! Doug and Evan has season tickets and Ainlsey enjoyed coming along and cheering!
- Hiking - with all the wonderful, mild weather, we did lots of hiking. While not Ainsley's favorite, she hung in there on most of our exploring. :)
- Kings Island - We spent lots of time at Kings Island this summer, both the rides and the waterpark. It such a great place to connect with friends and be outside. We are so lucky to have it so close by and get to go so often.
- Lost teeth - Christmas 2016 was the Christmas of "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth". She's not afraid to wiggle her teeth out and even lost a tooth at Chad and Jen's at Thanksgiving.
- Here are a few other highlights from the last year:
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