End of Gymnastics

This past Wednesday was Lily's last day of gymnastics. I am so glad we signed her up for these classes at Little Gym. She has really blossomed since starting these classes. She seems so much more confident in herself, and physically, she can do so much more - balance, somersaults, etc. I know she has loved these classes. Liz took her to class this time, and she called to say that the instructor announced that halfway through the class, spectators could come in so the kids could show off their skills. Since the class is just a couple of minutes from the office, I headed over and surprised them, and I'm so glad I did. She was very excited to see me, and it was so cute to watch. They broke the class into groups of about 6 kids and went to different stations to show us what they learned. They flipped, rolled, hopped, turned, balanced and had tons of fun. Here are a few pictures taken with my cell phone.

Flipping over the bar.

Coming back up from her flip.
Mia wanted to get in on the action, so Bama helped her walk across the low beam.

Lily walking across the big beam. They learned to walk forward, sideways and backwards on it. Lily now likes to use our foot board on our bed as her practice balance beam. Today she was practically running across it.

Jumping off the beam onto the mat. In the past, she has always asked for my help when she jumped down from things, but here is she is doing it all by herself and loving it!

Towards the end of class, they had free play with balls for a few minutes. Lily had fun throwing her ball in the air and then bumping it with her fists like a volleyball. This came from their "beach week" theme a few weeks ago.

Our little monkey wanted to try the uneven bars too. She loved it, and I'm sure she'll take classes here someday too!

They ended the class with all the kids getting together (that's Lily in the little circle on the right side with the white outfit on). This was their drum roll time where they all pounded on the mat; first loudly, then quietly then loud again. Kids love to make noise! This was a fun way to end the day.

I so pleased with Lily's progress through this class. The instructors at this Little Gym are awesome, and they do such a great job with the kids. I know Lily will miss her gymnastics class, but she is very excited about her dance class that starts next Thursday!