Sophie had another gymnastics class at the Little Gym today. She is the strongest girl in her group, even though she’s not the oldest. She’s showing a real talent with the uneven bars – and is able to lift herself up and hold onto the high bar with her arms and legs and swing back and forth, back and forth. Like a monkey. Her teacher was very impressed.
The instructors also tried to teach the kids the basics of a cartwheel. That was funny. It’s going to take a lot of practice before one of the children can do it. Most of them ended up doing a bastardized version of a somersault. But at least they tried. And hell, who am I to talk. The last time I did a cartwheel I was probably about 12 years old. If I were to try again today, I’d probably break my wrists.
I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of progress she makes over the next few weeks. I have a feeling that she’ll be doing all sorts of neat things by the time the session ends.
Chloe discovered the fun of bumper cars last weekend, ramming into fellow drivers with joyful abandon. Spinning in circles, going backwards, aiming for victims head-on, she was definitely in her competitive element. She did it over and over again, to the point where I was dizzy just watching her.
The hotel had a little kid bumper car space as well, and Sophie mastered the art of driving a mini-Jeep. She was particularly adept at going in reverse, although she almost ran over my feet a few times. Which, of course, made her laugh.
Sophie starts gymnastics classes this weekend at the Little Gym. We’ll see how that goes. Hoping she’ll actually participate since she’s always been skittish in groups. If she enjoys it, I think she’ll really get into it. She’s very coordinated, unlike her older sister. I’m looking forward to watching her in action and will report back after the weekend.
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