Jump Roping Queen

One of Anya's current interests is jump roping. This is rather convenient, as she is usually jumping rather than standing still at any given moment. Put the rope in her hands and it turns into something slightly more constructive. 

I signed Anya up for a week-long day camp that focuses on jump roping. It was put on by the Ropeworks and the YMCA and was nearby at Magnuson Park. Double-win. The first half of each day was spent jumping rope; the rest, playing at the park. 

Anya had a wonderful time. She was really impressed by her instructor (whom, Anya would mention often, was the world jump rope champion multiple times. She had even been on the news, and, did we recognize her from TV?). I had no idea, until recently, that competitive jump roping was even a thing. There are certainly worse activities to be interested in. It's great exercise. 

At the end of the week, the students put on a performance for parents and other YMCA campers. Lynn and I went, expecting to see something rather slapped together, with the kids more or less running around and jumping. It was an actual thought-out performance and we could tell the kids practiced hard. Sure, there were mistakes, but it was a bunch of kids that had only been doing it for a few hours a day for 5 days. Overall, we were really impressed. Here is a clip from one section of the performance. Isn't my kid flipping adorable?