I took Kyle to his gymnastics class this morning at the Little Gym. We usually go on Saturday morning, all three of us...but we missed last Saturday, so I took Kyle this morning for his make-up class. He was a little shy at first because there were new parents and new kids there that he's never met before. We did see a couple familiar faces, but we made new friends today. :)
Kyle walked the balance beam (I held his hands of course), and he explored all the equipment. They set the gym up differently every week, so the kids always have new things to explore, and it never looks the same. It's a good thing...it keeps Kyle interested...otherwise he would get bored of it. We played with the shakers, and popped bubbles with our fingers. Kyle did backwards flips with mommy, and rolls with mommy. It was a lot of fun, and both of us were smiling and laughing!
They have this big blow up mat that they call an "air track" at the gym. It's like a jumping castle but with no walls. They take it out every now and again, but not every week. Today we played on the air track. Kyle was a little nervous about riding it today while it inflated (he didn't throw a fit or anything, he was just a little apprehensive about being on there while it filled up). He is usually fine about riding it while it fills up, but I think with all the new people today for some reason he wasn't so sure. He did somersaults and crawled around on the air track, and then when it was time to put it away, all the parents and kids sat together on top to take a ride down while it deflated. Kyle was fine sitting with me for that part. :)
Every week they dump out a big bin full of balls for the kids to play with. It's one of Kyle's favorite parts of gym I think. He is starting to get the idea of kicking the balls, but it's still a work in progress. When Miss Kristy (the teacher) put the big garbage can back out to put the balls away, Kyle walked right over and put his ball in the can, before any directions were even given. He's got the routine down for sure! Ha, ha!
For the "skill of the week", Kyle stood up next to a big "donut" (circular mat), and with Miss Kristy and I spotting his arms and legs, he rolled up and around over the top, and when he came back down (head first)...he put his hands down, tucked his head, and did a somersault. He wasn't so sure about the whole thing when he was going up and around the top (he gave a couple tiny wiggles, but never said a word), but then when we got to the somersault part he realized he was fine. Silly little guy!
We go again for class this Saturday, and I can't wait to see what new things he will learn!
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