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Gymnastics Journey

Gymnastics is our life.

In 2018, when our foster boys went back to live with their dad, we realized that with more time now in our schedule and more flexibility (goodbye CPS craziness – that’s a post for another time!!!) we could finally allow the girls to get involved in activities.

Wynter didn’t really know what she wanted to do, so while she mulled it out, we enrolled Lulu (this is her nickname) into gymnastics. We intended for her to just do rec gymnastics classes and have fun with it. She was 11, so we knew she was a late starter.

Well… much to our surprise, there was a different journey in store. She was almost immediately invited up to competition team at the gym we started her at. She did well – placing on podium each meet. She was at the gym 5-6 days a week, practicing a lot, and placed 3rd in Sectionals for her level.

Things happen, as they do, and in summer of 2019 we found ourselves seeking out another gym. We found the incredible gym she is at now, and have been so impressed with the coaching and the owners – and even moreso the “whole person” mindset with growth, goals, and hard work as their “curriculum.” The gym is about an hour away from our house, and she’s there 4 days a week. It’s absolutely worth it.

She has flourished, and placed 1st most of last season. COVID struck, and their state meet was cancelled. A highlight of last season was being #88 in the US on Bars for her level, she even won a Top 100 badge on her USAG Meet Scores profile and a pin for her gym comp bag.

Her team kept up the hard conditioning work during COVID lockdown, and they’ve been back in the gym since June. It’s been incredible to watch the kids keep up their skills and strength – a true testament to their resilience.

A lot of our life throughout the year is scheduled around her practices, and then the comp season normally starts in mid-December with a mock home gym meet and runs through March, with State in April. Several weekends are spent travelling to meets and watching her compete. I am absolutely one of “those moms” who freaks out more than the gymnast does… I can’t even take photos at meets because I am shaking so much (so Josh does instead).

If you want to watch more of her videos, she shares them on her Gymnastics Instagram, which you can find here. She also has her own Facebook page.

As we approach competition season and there are hints of impending additional lockdowns, we aren’t sure what the comp season will look like this year.

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Here’s a little playlist of some videos of her doing her thing over the past couple of years:

If you want to watch more of her videos, she shares them on her Gymnastics Instagram, which you can find here. She also has her own Facebook page.

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  • Patty Reda
    June 15, 2023

    We are the Grandparents of Rob and now welcome our new “Granddaughter” April. How proud and honored we are to be a part of their very special day. It was such a lovely venue and have never experienced such a beautiful wedding. It couldn’t have been more perfect. Kate and Josh captured every special moment of these two and do not envy Rob and April in making selections for their wedding album. Both of them are very photogenic. One chapter closed and on to the next adventure of their married lives. We love you both so much. We feel richly blessed. ~John and Patty Reda

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Josh (he/him) and Kate (she/her) are creatives at heart – geeky, nerdy, adventurous and weird. We both have tattoos, we both love Harry Potter, the MCU and music (especially Tom Petty) , and we have a million corny inside jokes (Josh is the king of dad jokes). We spend a lot of time on road trips or creating adventures in our own backyard. We believe that the strongest and best relationships are built through experiences together and approach our relationship, family and business with that in mind. We could go on and on about all the cheesiness that makes us love weddings and wedding photography, but we won’t make you gag. Love rocks, that’s all. We are a house divided – Josh is an avid Seahawks fan and on football days, our house is a shrine to everything 12 … where as Kate bleeds Green and Gold for her beloved Packers. Josh also loves reggae music and rap, where Kate’s tastes lean more towards country, pop, and some folksy non-mainstream bands. If you ran into us on a weekend, we’d probably both be in the same room, but Josh immersed in his video games and Kate on the computer or playing that addictive and relaxing game, 2048 (I forewarned you, nerd-status is at an all time high) while listening to an audiobook (she’s nerding out on political memoirs & social justice books right now). Hiking, exploring, and getting as far away from traffic as we can get is the name of our game – which is probably why we live in the woods. Our house literally does not get mail service … or any internet to brag about. That being said, it’s a pretty kick-ass place to have fires on summer nights and to sled when it snows. If you’re looking for someone that will feel like a friend and not just a vendor, we can’t wait to get to know you. We have a mission of making sure our couples are educated during their wedding planning & wedding photography process, and that you never feel like you don’t know what you’re doing.

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