Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Gymnastics

Lauren LOVES gymnastics. We go every Wednesday after we drop Will off at school. We have so much fun together and she's really learning a lot!!! After a warm up we do various obstacle courses. Lauren does a beam obstacle course, a bar obstacle course, and a floor obstacle course. She is the youngest in the class - by about a year. Most of the kids are 2 1/2 to 3 years old. We start out with a little circle time. This is great for Lauren to learn to sit and listen. We do some stretching and a little warm up.
This is Lauren during the floor obstacle course. We work on forward rolls, backward rolls, cartwheels, handstands, and balance. Here, Lauren is working with the teacher on her cartwheel.
This is the balance beam obstacle course. Lauren LOVES to walk on the balance beam. They are supposed to walk forwards, backwards, on tippie toes, etc., but Lauren usually walks forwards. It's hard to get a 19 month old to walk backwards on the balance beam.
During "free time" Lauren wanted to walk on the big girl's balance beam. She walked the entire way without falling and we jumped off at the end.
Our favorite thing.... the trampolines. Lauren really enjoys jumping on the trampolines.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What great pictures! Looks like so much fun! Is that at National Academy?

Anonymous said...

WOW! Lauren, you are really looking sharp out there. And I love your leotard! I know you and Mommy have so much fun at gymnastics. You're a luck little girl to have a Mommy that takes you to do such fun things.

Will, I hear you are doing very well at school. We are all so proud of you!

All my love,
Aunt Morri