On April 5 we were fortunate enough to have won tickets in the White House Egg Roll lottery which allowed us to attend the annual event. This is one thing that I wanted to be able to say we did while living in the DC area!
I'm going to try and focus on the positives since this was such a neat opportunity...so I won't elaborate on how long the hour in a half line was and how hot the 85 degree afternoon
temperatures felt as we stood out on the lawn in the hour in a half line! Enough said.
Once through security and inside we had the
privilege of standing in more lines for the various activities. While we waited I tried to distract the girls by visiting some of the various characters on the lawn...Dora and other well known people were quite busy and had long lines, so we went to visit...the egg lady?
Finally...the egg roll! So much anticipation for 15 seconds of fun!
Morgan had no clue but was having fun regardless.
There were a bunch of
activities and stations...the girls enjoyed the hula hoops and the dance crew that was performing. This is also where Yo-
Gaba-
Gaba performed...I'm such a name dropper!
The White House Garden....not looking very impressive.
The White House Bees...homemade honey!
An adorable baby who was a trooper despite being hot, sweaty, hungry and tired!
Just moments after this picture I walked away to take a few more photos and Michelle Obama and one of their girls came out of the White House and walked by...missed photo op!
It was a long day...but fun. The girls were a little disappointed that they didn't have time to participate in the all the events. We didn't get in to the lawn until 12:45 and technically we were supposed to leave at 1:45...they let our group stay til 2:15 since we got in so late. Apparently it was backing up from the two morning groups. I think we'll try for tickets again next year and this time we'll have a better idea of what to expect.
Brad can't even touch his toes...so he is always amazed at his daughters flexibility!
One of her favorite activities is to see how fast she can climb the rope and touch the ceiling. I'm always a little nervous she is going to let go at the top in order to cheer for herself and make the long drop to the pit below...even if it's full of foam cubes it is still far!
Waiting her turn...gymnastics (sometimes) brings out an attention and focus in Mckenna that I don't see anywhere else...I wonder if this will be something she really excels at as she gets older.
Working on the bar...she wasn't able to do her back flip successfully for the evaluation despite having done it several times in the past. I don't know if it was nerves or if she was just tired at this point...regardless, she wouldn't move to preteam until July so she will be evaluated next month. She has to be able to do this flip in order to advance.
Gymnastics is a huge commitment, both financially and time. I have been dragging my feet on letting her get more involved but I hate to deny her any opportunities that come her way. Thankfully her sisters have both said they want to do something other then gymnastics...and thankfully these other activities are less expensive. That means Mckenna will continue on as the gymnast in the family while her sisters spread their wings in other arenas. That also means that mommy will be tripling my chauffeur duties and sitting on a lot of bleachers throughout the greater Northern Virgina area.
