Gymnastics

The boys started gymnastics a couple months ago through the homeschool group we're involved in. However, Audrey wasn't able to start taking classes until she turned four. It's been a really big deal for her to wait. So, I decided to make her big day more special by getting her a gymnastics outfit for her birthday. She couldn't wait to wear it to her class and she looked adorable in it. (P.S. The peace sign is something they picked up from the neighborhood kids, which is something I was unaware of until they flashed them for the picture.)

The funny thing about Audrey's first day is that she got right in there and tried to do everything. It was impossible to tell that it was her first day. We also gave Ethan the responsibility of showing her the ropes because they are in the same class. However, during group warm-up it was Jacob who was by her side and he asked Ethan why he didn't do the same when we were in the car on our way home. Ethan's response was "You were taking care of it."

Audrey and Cal (pictured below) are in the same Cubbies class on Thursday nights at AWANA, so they were happy hanging out together at gymnastics.

Ethan and Jacob have improved so much since their gymnastics classes in Olympia, WA. Ethan loves the trampoline, but I think he was even more happy to have me out there taking pictures of him.

Its been exciting to see Jacob do more difficult stuff at gymnastics. He was very proud of himself when he was able to climb the rope all the way to the top of the building. Both Doug and I were there the first time he did it and we were very proud of him too! We treated him to ice cream for that one!!

He's been working on doing handstands at home. He's getting much better and enjoys working on his new skill.