Hello all..I've been perusing the site for a couple of weeks now and decided to join in. I have an 8-year old dd (will be 9 next month) who we think will be competing level 6 this season. She's been in the gym since she was 18 months old and has never once considered leaving. This will be her 3rd year on the competitive team. Our gym has a very laid-back, family-centered philosophy which works well for us right now. We're not really in a hot-bed area for gymnastics, either. We're having a lot of fun on our gymnastics journey right now and look forward to sharing our experiences!