Who ever knew that Mia had this secret talent or desire to be a hoola hoop girl?!
As a child, I could never master the hula hoop like any of my girlfriends. It was a big regret of mine as a child and I had always wished I had learned (I never learned to do a cartwheel either, if I must confess). Fortunately, I grew up in a neighborhood with mostly boys around so I was lucky to be good on a skateboard, throwing a football, kicking a ball, hitting the tennis ball, playing baseball, climbing trees, getting dirty, catching bugs, lighting ants on fire with a magnifying glass, cutting worms in half, catching frogs, skinning my knees, and more fun childhood stuff. However, I never could wiggle my hips fast enough or in the right motion to keep that stupid hoop from hitting the ground after only 1 or 2 rotations.
But, whoever said we can't live vicariously through our kids? My 5 year has become a great hula hoop girl! Who would have thought? I've never even bought her a hula hoop thinking she had the same twist defect as me. Well, she doesn't!
On Kiawah Island in South Carolina at the Wednesday night carnival night, the band laid out hula hoops all over the ground for the kids to twist around to the beat of their music. It was a great idea and Mia got right into it. Fortunately, after 3 weeks and 3 Wednesdays of hula hooping to the band, she became a real pro.
I captured the photos on our first Wednesday night to show you how persistent she was at mastering the skill. I was so proud!
Leave it to Terence to take it to the next level.
As a child, I could never master the hula hoop like any of my girlfriends. It was a big regret of mine as a child and I had always wished I had learned (I never learned to do a cartwheel either, if I must confess). Fortunately, I grew up in a neighborhood with mostly boys around so I was lucky to be good on a skateboard, throwing a football, kicking a ball, hitting the tennis ball, playing baseball, climbing trees, getting dirty, catching bugs, lighting ants on fire with a magnifying glass, cutting worms in half, catching frogs, skinning my knees, and more fun childhood stuff. However, I never could wiggle my hips fast enough or in the right motion to keep that stupid hoop from hitting the ground after only 1 or 2 rotations.
But, whoever said we can't live vicariously through our kids? My 5 year has become a great hula hoop girl! Who would have thought? I've never even bought her a hula hoop thinking she had the same twist defect as me. Well, she doesn't!
On Kiawah Island in South Carolina at the Wednesday night carnival night, the band laid out hula hoops all over the ground for the kids to twist around to the beat of their music. It was a great idea and Mia got right into it. Fortunately, after 3 weeks and 3 Wednesdays of hula hooping to the band, she became a real pro.
I captured the photos on our first Wednesday night to show you how persistent she was at mastering the skill. I was so proud!
Leave it to Terence to take it to the next level.
