The Skip-Its

We've been adding some strange words to the Lorelle vocabulary list lately, among them words like "cruegar" and "back-cross double." These, in case you happen not to know, are the language of jump rope tricks.

The latest Lorelle news is that all three kids made the Skip-Its jump rope team. This is a great team that focuses on virtues and character development as well as athletic achievement. The kids practice twice a week (yay, more driving!) while Monica and I absolutely do NOT go get Chick-fil-A milkshakes (cookies and cream, please!).

Anyway, we are super happy that the kids were selected for the team. To try out, they had to prove mastery of a variety of tricks, including the parade routine (yes, they'll be in parades!) as well as a certain number of double-unders and regular jumps. Now they work to progress through the different skill levels. Every time they come home from practice they are so enthused about having crossed off more items on their red level list.

Here is Dominic's parade routine video. Keep in mind that a year ago he couldn't even do one jump!

And here is the routine Vincent made up himself. It had to contain a certain number of tricks based on difficulty level.