She’s all ready. She’s been practicing for weeks now! Daily, we make a video and we watch it to find the best ways to present. I love her dedication.
She even put on some patriotic bows in her hair to match her speech.
We arrived early and met some friends.
They split up the meet into morning and afternoon. The morning was 1st-4th, and from that, only about 8 girls were represented from PVCP. Only 4 were first graders.
She competed in the POETRY section; there were about 20 other first graders in her group.
She got up in front of the 3 judges, and gave her name and started her speech. She missed one word and it threw her off. She KEPT GOING with a smile, and then she sat down. (with a bit of a frown).
I know she was disappointed, but her attitude rocked> She knows next year she’ll try again, yet she’ll know what to expect.
She still got a red ribbon and a big smile. I’m so proud of her courage and efforts
Later that night I gave her this card:
I love you Tatum Hay. You keep being YOU and don’t ever give up.