Check out those 7 year old muscles! J had another gymnastic meet last weekend. He did really well. For those of you who don't know, he does all six events- vault, parallel bars, high bar, floor, pommel horse, and rings. There were 48 seven year olds. They divided them into two groups. J placed 6th on floor and high bar, 10th on parallel bars, and 12th all-around. This was pretty good for only his second meet.

Okay, now for a little J humor:

Number 1: The night before the meet, he was at practice. His teammates were telling jokes. One of them told the "What's black and white and red all over?" joke. When they were finished, J said, "Okay, I've got one. I made it up myself. What's green and green and green and black and white? Give up... it's 3 pickles wrestling with a skunk."

Number 2: Before the competition, I had packed his bag with all of his things he would need, the heaviest of which was a water bottle. During the competition, I noticed he was having a hard time lugging his bag around. It seemed super heavy and hard to carry. I commented that I wondered what he had put in there. After the competition, I inquired. "Oh, mom, I brought my dictionary with me in case I had time to read." This is unusual for many reasons. First of all, not very many people enjoy reading the dictionary, especially 7 year olds. Also, he had lugged his huge hard-backed Children's Dictionary through the entire meet. This is no small book. In reality, I don't think he had much reading time, but he was prepared anyway.