State Champion!!!

We had the great pleasure of attending the State Gymnastics Meet, where Deiana earned the privilege of competing.  Deiana, Aunt Susie, and I made the trip.  It was nice to have another adult along for moral support.  What should have been a four hour drive at the most, was a 9 hour nightmare!  A big storm with snow and ice made the mountain roads horrible.  Stop and go traffic with many semi trucks and trailers off the road.  We took the truck (which I hate to drive on a nice day) so we really had no problems, but is was very stressful.  Deiana was in the last group to compete so the return trip the text day was totally in the dark and took "just" 7 hours to complete. 

Now for the good part....Deiana did great.  Her floor routine was her best this year, and she got first place, and a state champion title!  She said it was the best moment of her life.  That made the whole trip worth it.  Here are all the pictures from the award winning routine.  Way to go Deiana!  We are so proud of you.