lybbfam: Duel in the Desert Wakeboard Competition

Monday, September 17, 2012

Duel in the Desert Wakeboard Competition

Mallory has found her new LOVE -- Wakeboarding.

She competed in her first competition over the weekend at Last Chance. She has been practicing for the last couple of weeks all her tricks. She has learned how to bunny hop (bounce), touch the water (she will take the water from her hand and run it through her hair), and she can even do a 180 slide (switch foot). At the end of her routine she lets go of the rope and as she is sinking into the water she makes a "heart" sign with her hands. It is sooooo funny. She is such a natural -- she is so stable out there and absolutely loves it. She was so excited to compete and said, "I don't care what happens, I just want to get on the podium."

Troy is a pro at this competition stuff now -- this is the third year he has competed. This year, he is in a new division -- competing with all ages in the beginner category. He got some huge air!!!

Mallory took 4th place in the Grom Division (ages 9 and under)

Troy took 2nd place in the Beginner Division

2 comments:

janet/grammy said...: So cute that Mallory did such a good job and all she really cared about was standing on the Podium. Congratulations to Troy...2nd place...that is great! Can't wait for next year and see how they just keep improving.; October 22, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Meg said...: Awesome!; September 3, 2013 at 10:40 PM

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Funny things my kids say .....

-- Mallory was watching T.V. when a preview came on for an upcoming movie called Coraline. She came and asked me to please come turn on Coraline for her to watch in the theater. I told her that I was sorry, but I don't have that movie and I can't turn it on for her. She continued to beg and cry for me to turn it on, she even took me by the hand into the theater. I was getting frustrated with her and explained, "Mallory, I cannot turn it on for you, I don't have the movie. We have to go see it at a theater." She said, "Mom, the T.V. said it is now playing in theaters everywhere!" Poor little girl ... this life is so confusing for a 3 year old. Shouldn't it play in our home theater too!
-- Mallory was having one of those days where she was being very defiant. I was putting her in her bed and I said, "Mallory, do you think that tomorrow you could wake up and be a good girl and choose the right." She said, "okay mom, I'll choose the right, not the left."
-- Lindsie was busy doing her homework tonight and was talking about warm blooded vs. cold blooded. She was telling Troy that humans are considered mammals because "we have hair." Troy immediately said, "So Uncle Jeremy isn't a mammal" (Uncle Jeremy shaves his head bald) I was laughing so hard I was crying. Sorry, Jeremy, your not a mammal like the rest of us!
-- We were getting ready for the Halloween party. The basement was all decked out with spooky sounds and decorations. Mallory said, "mom, I'm so scared." I said, "It's okay Mallory, its just pretend, it's just Halloween." She said, "but mom, I'm only a child."
---Today I was making lunch for Mallory. I got out the bread and started spreading peanut butter all over it. Mallory started to cry and said in a very upset tone, "no, mom I don't want peanut butter on my bread!" So I said, "well what do you want on it?" Mallory said "I just want my bread to be naked."
---Mallory's preschool teacher emailed me and told me this funny story about Mallory. They were doing science centers and talking about what sinks and what floats. After they were finished she heard Mallory calling to her from the bathroom, "teacher, teacher, come see ... my poop is floating! She said Mallory was so excited about this new discovery.