Greetings from Australia!

Well... not from me!!  One of our The Little Gym kids sent us a hello from Australia.  Phoenix moved to Portland about 2 years ago and joined us for summer camps (at age 4 yrs 9 months).  She loved it and showed an aptitude for gymnastics, so her mother signed her up for classes.  It was fun having Phoenix in class (I was the Lead Instructor) -- she's a fun girl with a cute accent. 

Phoenix stayed in our program, moving up to our advanced 5-6 year old Mini Jets class before she and her family moved back to Australia.  (She started taking a competitive program at the Oregon Gymnastics Academy during that time, while still attending The Little Gym classes.)

Over the weekend, we got an email from Phoenix' mom, with an update on how the family was doing.  We're all very proud of Phoenix and her accomplishments and we miss her!   Here's an edited version of the email:

"We would like to say a big thank you for introducing our daughter Phoenix to the Little Gym and in particular gymnastics.  The Little Gym is a fantastic environment for children and we wanted to express our gratitude to the Little Gym at Lake Oswego.Phoenix absolutely loved coming to class at the little gym in the mini jets and we have now moved back to Australia.

Since moving back to Australia, Phoenix has been training at [ ]...an Elite gym club here in [their hometown].  She was with the PreSquad last year, moved to the International Development Program 1 earlier in the year and is now training with the IDP2 team. She is now training 14 hours a week and has recently started competing....which she is completely passionate about.

[My husband] and I wanted to thank you and your team for introducing Phoenix to a sport that she now has so much passion for.  We have attached some photos from her competition today...Gold on floor, beam, vault and bars and first all around!!!"