Let me give you a little back ground first. My Dad was a collegiate track star and my Mother was a top college gymnast who just missed going to the Olympics. They met in college and were married when they both graduated. They had two children, my sister and me. My Dad is a Doctor and my Mother teaches gymnastics to young 6 to 15 year old girls who aspire to becoming Olympic champions. We live in the suburbs of Los Angeles on a five acre horse ranch. My Dad built Mom a big gym with a sauna, showers and bathrooms to accommodate a dozen people. We have three horses a pony and two dogs. My sister who recently turned 14 is the spitting image of my Mom. Sis is 5’2 and weighs about 101 lbs. Mom is 5’3 and weighs about 110. My Dad is 6’1 and weighs approximately 190lbs and is getting a little thick around the middle. As for me I will be 16 next month. I’m 5’10 and weigh 160lbs.
My mother started my sister in gymnastics when she was six. She is really good at tumbling, balance beam, and floor exercises. She is the most flexible person I have ever known except for an Indian rubber man we saw at a carnival. She could do splits, bend over backwards and touch the floor with her feet still on the ground and could sit with both legs straight up with her feet behind her neck, awesome. I was only a fair gymnast with my specialty being the rings. I worked out with weights so that I could do the necessary requirements for the rings. I’m also a camera bug. I like to take pictures of people and animals.