As London gears up for the summer Olympics this year, there have already been events to test the venues. Many of these test events serve as the final qualifications for the 2012 Olympics. We were able to get tickets to
Merry Christmas!
The tree is up, with ornaments placed ever so strategically. The cookies are all baked and delivered joyfully to neighbors and friends. The ward’s service project held at our home was lovingly done. Santa managed to appear at our ward’s
Summer of Fun, Take 4
Bulgarian Training Camp We were back in London for almost 12 hours when Caleb and I were off again . . . to Bulgaria! It’s a good thing we washed clothes before leaving the states – we didn’t have to
Another Gymnastics “Season” Done
We are still getting used to the British way of doing things. One of the hardest has been the way the British gymnastics does their ‘seasons’. There is no district, state, and then regional competitions. From what we’ve experienced these
London Gymnastics Display
The London Olympics are almost a year away so promotions for the different events are in full swing. Last week Caleb’s coaches were asked to bring their boys’ team to participate in the gymnastics display in downtown London. The boys
Spellbound
This team has been all the talk at Caleb’s gymnastics club. After they won Britain’s Got Talent this last weekend, they have come to Heathrow Gymnastics to train and prepare for the World Championships. This group is amazing! If you
Caleb’s 1st British Gymnastics Experience
Caleb has had quite a year of gymnastics, starting his training in New Jersey, taking a month off when we moved overseas, and then getting acclimated to the way they do things in England as well as having a new
Bruised, but not Broken
Caleb has had very few injuries since he began gymnastics. We have seen a number of the boys in the gym break or fracture bones and just counted ourselves grateful that this hadn’t happened to Caleb . . . yet
Shadow Box
Projects in our house go through a process: 1) Wow! That’s a great idea, I’ll have to do that sometime . . . OR a thought starts brewing and brewing. 2) A few months later I see an item that
Learning New Tricks
Gymnastics season is over, but for those of you who have done gymnastics, you know gymnastics is a never-ending sport. Even a week or two out of the gym and you start to lose your flexibility and skills. Caleb has