Ana’s Juvenile at MidAtlantic Regionals
Ana & Ben Eastern Sectionals
Ana & Ben competed Juvenile Pairs at Eastern Sectionals, and placed 4th, which means they are going to Nationals! They are thrilled and eagerly anticipating their trip to Greensboro, NC in January.
NonQual Regionals in Atlanta
Ana competed at non-qualifying regionals in Alpharetta, GA, very close to where we used to live. She had very good skates, all her jumps were clean and she looked very good. She got 2nd in her preliminary compulsory (out of 9), and 11th in her free skate.
We also spent some time visiting some of our old Atlanta haunts, including the house where we used to live:
And the playground near our old house – we were last there when Jenya was 3 and the twins were one.
Teaching English in China
Jenya is volunteering as an English teacher at a school for young kids in China. She’s the only American there — all the other teachers are Chinese, and of course all the students are Chinese. She’s having a great time, and learning bits and pieces of Chinese as well. The school is only 3 blocks from our hotel, so the walk is not bad even given the 95 to 100+ degree heat.
Dealia Gets Bobbed
De’s last synchro show was yesterday at Shamrock, so today she got her hair cut off! She donated her hair to Locks of Love, and is very happy with her new bob cut.
Jenya Gets Braces
Jenya got her braces put on today. A very long procedure – 3+ hours – but she was a trooper. They let her pick the colors on the braces, so of course she picked rainbow. So here’s the girl with the rainbow braces, with her favorite rainbow pony, also wearing braces! (And yes, that’s my old tie-die dress from Stanford that she is wearing.)
Mentor Diamond Synchro
De's last synchro competition, the Mentor Diamond Classic. Her team got 4th.
Schenley Show
Today was the end of term show at Schenley Learn to Skate. The girls all had worked with their students to choreograph routines, and they enjoyed watching them perform! Jenya also did her Pinkie Pie "Smile" show number, and their Theater on Ice troupe performed as well. Lots of fun – and for once the weather was pretty good, not freezing cold, not so warm that the ice was melted.
Jenya's Smile Program:
Team Citius
A wonderful potluck dinner for Team Citius last night – that's the bike racing team the kids are on. Fred published a slide show retrospective of the last year. Jenya and Ana are shown several times, so they enjoyed watching it. All 3 girls are planning to be on the team this year.