the follett family: March 2009

Monday, March 30, 2009

Texas State Championships Level 9 Sr B 8th All-Around

Click on following links to watch some of Ashley's state meet! we are very proud of her. she has worked very hard to come back from a torn Achilles. There is still more work to be done but she qualified for Regionals placing 8th AA!

Floor Routine
http://www.gymnastike.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234822-2009-level-910-girls-texas-state-championships/165384-us-gold-ashley-follett

Vault
http://www.gymnastike.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234822-2009-level-910-girls-texas-state-championships/166120-us-gold-ashley-follett

Beam & Bars
they have not posted her beam or bars, which is a total bummer, she scored a 9.5 on beam! and placed 3rd.

we are now off to Denver, Colorado for Level 9 Regionals April 18th!

Saturday, March 28, 2009

What's the weirdest thing you've fished out of your swimming pool?

In our case, I am speaking of the creature on the left...sorry for the potential confusion Nick! I have read that armadillos have notoriously bad vision. This one, who we have affectionately named Armando, met his fate by walking into our swimming pool sometime overnight (reminds me of Grandpa Phil escorting Aunt Toni into the pool! Those readers from outside the family will have to ask Jane for details of that story). Based on Armando's girth and the weight of his body armour, I am guessing that swimming was not on his list of evolutionary gifts (I think armadillos have swimming skills similar to large rocks). Thankfully, Armando's death is not in vain, for he has finally proven to the scientific community that roadkill is not the only method for armadillo death in Texas (armadillos are referred to as "Texas speedbumps" around here).