Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches - two views

During our trip to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in DC last month, the girls had the opportunity to hold a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. They had decidedly different opinions of the bug:

Abby:

Evie:

Abby's First Swim Meet

Abby's first swim meet was a success. Her team, the Friendly Frogs beat the Hamilton Lakes Hornets 752.5 to 516.5. It was the first of 5 dual meets scheduled for this summer. Abby won her heat in freestyle (finishing 8th overall) and she finished 10th in backstroke. You can watch the freestyle race below.

Evie provided the entertainment between races:

Abby's Gymnastics - Tumble Bee's Big Show

Abby did great at her end-of-year gymnastics show. I thought she did best on bars because the dismount was perfect, but she did great in her other events too. Unfortunately, Evie was not well-behaved.

Bars:

Balance Beam:

The Trampoline Routine:

The Floor Exercise:

Vault:

Ms. Brittany, the coach!