It is hard to believe that today was Aubrey and Kayla's last competition together at Fusion. What an amazing journey this has been. They have grown and progressed so much this year in their talents, but also in their testimonies and faith. It has been a journey that we could have never predicted, but one that we as a family would never trade.
With their tumbling coach Frankie. I think the thing we love most about Frankie, is his ability to motivate, teach, and push the girls in very individual ways. He learned quickly that Kay will immediately retreat inward if she is yelled at. She responds well to calm and clear instruction and then her internal drive and self motivation to excel kicks in. Aubrey is much more 'thick-skinned' and he knows how to push her and when she needs to take a break and go do 100 sit-ups. He took them from back-handsprings, to layouts, to standing tucks, to whips, and then to fulls. From casual tumblers to amazing tumblers.
With their cheer and choreography coaches, Ashley and Emily. With not a lot of dance background, Ashley got these girls moving. She creates challenging routines that are fun to watch. Emily is the owner of the Fusion gym and the only coach that Aubrey could find that would take her as one who would not compete on Sunday. We love Emily. She runs a great program and cares about the girls as individuals, not just as cheerleaders.
Awaiting the judges scores.
A National Championship for Level 5. Congrats to all the girls on this accomplishments. They hit their stunts and stuck their tumbling.
Our final picture with our Fusion girls. You girls ROCK!
