After 10+ years of gymnastics and 5 years competing, Emmy made the difficult decision to quit gymnastics. It was a very bittersweet moment. I am not going to lie, I was sad but would never tell her that. I LOVED watching Emmy compete. Her mental and physical strength and confidence to get up there in front of all those people never ceased to amaze me. I loved celebrating just Emmy up there, and I loved, even more, the endless hours we spent in the car together and the trips we were fortunate enough to take all over the country. I am going to miss those times more than anything. Hopefully, one day, when she reads this, she will know how much I supported her gymnastics career!
Now onto a new era! Emmy joined the high school field hockey team and really loves the sport and being part of a high school team. I mean so she Canadian blood so a love of hockey isn't shocking, it just happens to be on a field instead of ice. AHAHA. She is building endurance and skill and making a lot of new friends along the way. Her competitiveness and determination has really come out. She has practice every day, and she's been doing an excellent job managing all her advanced classes simultaneously. She is the starting forward and was one of 5 guys picked for 3 shootouts during their first tournament! I could not be more proud of her for trying something new and excited for this new era of sports!
