The Annual Star Wars Competition

     We had the annual Star Wars competition at school.  This is were you use hoola hoops as light sabers and attack while you hoop.  All of the kids made the team.  Aubrey was so cute, "Mom, this is the first team I've ever made!"  The funny part about the "team" thing is they are actually all against each other.  It just means they get to participate at the school competition.
      Brian always has the Star Wars theme music playing loud and clear as the kids get ready for school.  They are already so excited and the music gets them pumped!  They plan their outfits: something that is comfortable and won't inhibit the hoop.  Parker and Tanner wore two different colored socks to complete their power look. (?)  Parker also "loaned" some of his socks to a friend so they could match!  Crazy kids.
     We did have a bit of a fail this year.  Aubrey's size 6 slim jeans were not staying up too well....and she was hooping away!  Bri, Chris, Angelique and I were sure she was going to lose those pants at any second and just keep hooping.  Luckily, one of the coaches noticed, and she had Aubrey do a quick pull up.  Let's just say we had a plumber in our family for a good five minutes!
     Tanner and Parker did not make the top ten boys this year.  Darn!  I think they have every other year, and they were a bit disappointed.  They did get to watch all of the battle though, and they enjoyed that.  (If you win, you have to go back to the other gym were you can't see the action and wait while the other grades compete.)  Brinley made 7th in her grade level but just missed placing in the 3-6th overall girl's competition.  I competed in the parent/teacher competition.  I did get first, but mostly the adults are just trying to keep their hoops up!  All of my kids can easily beat me.
     And here is the big news:  Aubrey tied for 1st out of the Kindergarten girl's competition!  When the coach finally called it a tie, she just looked so grateful to be able to quit hooping.  There was no victory arm pump or smile.  Poor baby!  She was exhausted!
     I am going to include a link to show Star Wars in action.  This was from a local news station.  (Just an aside, the news anchor is a friend of mine and her kids go to Reagan.  She is also our current PTA president.)  Click Here to See the Action!!:  CBS7 News Link  (The video is on the right side of the linked page.)  Aubrey was shown hooping on the 5:30 teaser segment, but it is not up on their website.



Aubrey is so happy to have her first trophy!!  We took a lot of video of all the kids hooping but none on our regular camera....so no pictures of the Bryn or the boys.

 




Stevie, our cousin, won first for third grade girls!




Lauron, another cousin, placed in the top ten out of first grade girls!
We have a cousin or a child in every grade level this year at Reagan.  Benjamin and Joseph came back for the alumni competition and Benja won it.  I guess you can say we have some hoopers in the Vore/Gwilliam bunch!