Gymnastics Fun!!!

Keatyn...the bossy little diva that she is, insists that she gives stamps at the end of each class.

Just her dismount into the pit...

Could there be a larger, nastier piece of foam in all the world and she LOVES it!!!!

Hugging the foam pit...the yucky foam pit!

Keatyn has been in gymnastics since last May. We were in a Mommy and me class and I think we both really enjoy that time together. I did notice that as she got older, she would mind less and wanted to do her own thing, but I have also seen her learn a lot about sharing and taking turns. I love the fact that she is moving and not just idle and I also enjoyed the challenge that it provided for both of us. No, I didn't do the activities with her, but walked along side her and encouraged her. Well, in recent months my belly has gotten increasingly bigger and my energy level has gotten increasingly less. I reached a place of delimma with our class. Keatyn will turn 3 in March, so I asked her teacher if we could move her up. This week was our first week to try out the Preschool Class and with a knot in my throat, I sent her off into the brutal world of gymnastics all alone....

She did GREAT! I watched her go from the biggest kid in her class to, what made her look like a baby. I watched her thrive and follow directions. I was a proud parent sitting on the sidelines holding my breath and hoping that the report at the end of the class would be good. Like I said, it was great and her teacher said she only had to threaten "time out" once. This seemed to be a low number of warnings for a first timer! I am pleased and yet again, we have reached another milestone of independence!