More Gym meet results

Evan on rings at Boerne meet

We have returned this evening from the Austin Spinner Invitational Meet and all the boys were in bed early, so I have a little time to get this post published.  These are pictures from the past two weeks, but not today.  Brad is also asleep on the couch, (I did say ALL the boys didn't I?) so I won't start downloading pictures, etc. but I will include results from today.

Cole did well today, and so did Evan, although Evan didn't medal today.  Evan's Level 4 Team did win 1st place in the Team category.  Evan's high score today was a 9.9 on rings which ranked him 15th out of 40.
Today, Cole competed against only age 9 Level 5's.  (He usually competes with 9 and 10 year olds.) He placed 3rd on Rings, 4th on Parallel bars, and 7th All Around, out of 24 competitors.

Here are the results from last week's meet in San Antonio.
Evan Schuelke
35 Total Competitors in the 7-8yo Age group
Event    Floor         Pommel    Rings     Vault      PBars      High Bar    AllAround
score     10.200      8.700         9.200     8.900      9.100      9.200          55.300
Rank     5               15T            23T        26T        24T         20T           19

Cole
50 total competitors in the Level 5, 9&10yos
Floor     Pommel    Rings      Vault     PBars     High Bar    AllAround
8.300    9.300         9.300       9.100    8.800      8.300        53.100
38T       19T           18            36T       27T        22T           24T

Evan on high bar at Boerne meet

Cole on high bar at Boerne meet

A different view of the back lever during the Alamo meet

The Back lever pictured below is a position that must be held to receive credit. These are not "in motion" snapshots.  Evan performs this skill also.

Cole "rockin' the back lever" at the Boerne meet

Cole on PBars at Alamo meet

Evan on pommel at Alamo meet

More to come!

Plethora of Perler beads

A little artwork for you today.  My boys have discovered perler beads, also known as melty beads and fuse beads.  Small cylindrical beads are placed on a peg board, then ironed to melt together.  Turns out, it is a somewhat addictive little past time.  That's fine by us because it is great fine motor skill training AND as Brad pointed out, considerably cheaper than LEGOs.

Evan's heart (for Mom)

Cole's gymnast on high bar:

His own creation (no pattern).  The instability of the letters USA led us to purchase another 11,000 beads in order to get some "clear" beads to try to stabilize the banner. 

 

Xavier's sunflower.  Picasso would be proud.  Xavier also invested in some "Biggie Beads" which are much larger and easier to work with.

 

 

Xavier also finally got to do a punch metal art project.  He painted the frame all by himself, too.

 

What did you create today?