Gymnastics

Ox and Gigi have been doing gymnastics for awhile at the rec center here. They have loved it. I finally remembered the camera on the last day. Unfortunately, Gigi was out of sorts this day and had a tough time getting into it. Usually, she is much happier than this to be tumbling and hand-standing for the world. Even though Baby was not enrolled in the classes, he made good use of the equipment and even demanded his own award ceremony at the end.








Now she's getting the hang of it.



Everyone got gold medals at the end. Except Baby, who stole someone's and jumped up on the podium to take his applause.





We could not have done this without Miss Ashley. Some people have magical powers with children, especially children who are otherwise slow to warm up to new situations. Gigi was nearly in tears at the beginning of every class, and each time, (except this fluke day) Ashley was able to distract her almost instantly and draw her into the group. It meant a lot to me. And it helped Gigi have a great time. She put all her new skills into practice at the park and now she is a little monkey on the bars.