Saturday Amelia participated in the Assessment Round for Special Olympics. It helps to determine her placement in the Summer Games this June. She, of course, was spectacular and had a lot of fun.
Unfortunately, I have one of the least expensive digital cameras out there, and it showed its lack of quality in the photos I tried to take of her routines. I gave up after a while and just have these 2 of her at the end. She was thrilled with her medal and participation ribbon.
What I found the most impressive that evening was the dedication of the Special Olympics volunteers. There is nearly one for every athlete. Their dedication is amazing, and I am very thankful for the teens and adults who are spending time every week helping. Every now and then (during my three hours sitting on the bleachers) a bored, distracted, or overstimulated athlete would take off across the floor, and his/her volunteer would patiently redirect him/her back to the mat where they were waiting. One of Amelia's coaches went through her floor routine with her, making sure she went through e
ach step. By June Amelia might be able to do it with the coach just on the sidelines!PS- Can you see where she trimmed her bangs?
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