Gymnastics

We signed our very active and energetic little guy up for another round of gymnastics.  This will hopefully be his last class of parent and tot’s before he is able to bump up to the next level.  Skill wise he is there now we just need his direction following and patience to fall in line! 

In his class there is an age range between 18 months and 32 months with Thomas being the 2nd oldest.  The other kiddos in the class are still learning to jump and climb and Thomas is working on types of jumps and is a quick climber.  He ends up getting a little inpatient while he has to wait for the littler kids to have their turn, and will try to run around or go to a new activity to occupy his time.   Wish us luck as we continue for the next few weeks. 

This is Thomas doing his straddle jump, his current favorite.  Now he is working on a tuck jump (bringing his knees up to his chest) and a butt kick (bringing his heels to his buns).   It is a lot of fun to watch how much he changes and learns from class to class.  His Coach Crystal also gives him “homework” to practice for the week and checks in with his progress.  I would like to say that the 45 minute class whips his energy level out, but we typically add in an activity, run or bike after class, the kid must get his energy from his Dad because I am exhausted just watching him!