Nolan's Holiday Gymnastics Show

Yesterday was Nolan's holiday gymnastics show. Nolan started gymnastics during the summer this year and he really enjoys it. It has really built up his strength, balance, and self-confidence. Nolan went into gymnastics struggling to do even a simple summersault. Also, walking across the balance beam scared him to death. He wouldn't do it without someone holding his hand the whole way. In fact, certain things that have to do with balance, Nolan struggles with a little because of his missing toe. He just has to take a little extra time and go slow, which is fine. Not so much walking or running, but like going up and down stairs, or walking across balance beams. :) Just recently however, Nolan has started walking across the beam by himself. He goes nice and slow, but HEY he DOES IT! You'll see in the video how proud he is by a little Nolan move he makes the second time across the beam. Pretty funny kid! I got my pictures and videos out of place, but oh well, you get the idea. Annika had so much fun watching the show and cheering everyone on! She really got the clapping thing down that night!

This picture was taken after the show of Nolan's group.

Sorry for the poor quality of video here. It was dark and the camera seems to be getting worse and worse. Oh well, it'll give you the idea. This first one is of all the gymnists marching in. If you can't tell which one's Nolan, just look for the kid who's marching stands out the most! He's also waving later on.



Here's Nolan's group show. Sorry, I'm not very good at taking a video at the same time as watching the actual performance. Plus, I zoomed in too much, but I couldn't change it once I started.