Monday, February 8, 2010

Gymnastics!

Since Evie and Gavin enjoyed their therapist's balance beam so much, I decided to take them to a local gymnastic center during open gym time. It is an understatement to say that they LOVED IT! LOVED IT! It was a world of new things to jump on, walk on, and touch. As soon as we walked in, Evie and Gavin took off together, happily walking on the big blue mats.


"This is a neat place, Mom!"



Gavin shows me where he wants to go next:



Evie on the mat. She is sitting in between two balance beams that are on the floor:



There was a coach in the gym the whole time, making sure all the kids were having fun and following the rules. He helped Gavin get into this position on the bars and scoot all the way across!



Evie favorite thing was walking between these bars:



Gavin hopped on the balance beam and started walking all by himself:





The coach kept checking on us every 15 minutes or so, making sure Evie was OK:



Gavin surprises me every day with his strength. He was able to grab this bar, pick up his feet and hang there!



One of the kids' favorite things was the trampoline. It was at floor level so there were no worries about them falling off. It was a totally new sensation for them!

It was so neat to watch the enjoyment on their faces as they explored the equipment. We hope to go back soon or maybe even take a class there!

2 comments:

daharrin said...

What a great idea! Sharon, you sound more excited than the kids!! It's fun to watch them experience these things for the first time -- Gavin's walking motion on the trampoline is exactly what you do when you first stand on one. Looks like this place is a keeper...

TempusFam said...

Sharon - that's awesome! We just started going to an open gym real similar to this. We also go to FJ's weekly tumbling classes at the Little Gym (franchise) and he LOVE, LOVE, LOVES it! So glad Evie and Gavin love it too! It's SO great for these little ones to get out and USE all that energy - what better place than a gym??? :)