Super Angie....Tan's turn

This morning was Tan's turn to do gymnastics. This time it was a parent/tot class at the same gym from yesterday. 

The class first was seated on the floor (the main pad/springy floor they use for "Floor Routine"--that floor is so awesome...you can't help but want to run and leap on it!). There were small carpet mats on the floor, each with a face of an animal on it. Tan was excited to sit on the Panda face. After a brief introduction, we danced and ran around to the song, "Animal Action". I was happy to hear this song again...its a song I use when I teach my Mommy and Me class--which BTW, I'll be starting to teach again in two weeks. :)  We did some stretches...she wasn't "in to" them, but she sat still anyway. 

The first "gymnastics" thing we did was bars. They have a set of small bars that are the perfect height for youngin's like Tan. She knew just what to do...hold on and swing! I helped her pull her feet up, which she thought was cool, and I also helped her pull her legs up and then continue around the bar on her belly backwards. Boy, this put a smile on her face and we did it a few more times. Coach Judi helped her hang like a sloth. Too cute!

We then moved over to the balance beam and back somersaults. She wasn't all that thrilled by either, but she did think it was cool to lay with her back on this big ball thing, roll backwards, put her hands down and flip over. 

Next was an obstacle course...crawl through a donut, walk on a beam, jump on a spring board, roll over backwards (using the back handspring roll thing again), do a forward roll down a sloped mat (she wouldn't roll though...just scooted), and then hang on the bars and rings. She LOVED the rings and the bars again. Too cute.

Final station was the trampolines. She didn't want to jump, but rather just run across the tramps. She LOVED the foam pit. I threw her into it and she cried, "AGAIN! AGAIN!!!!". Then she "swam" across the foam to the other side. The coach cheered her on, which gave her a big smile. :) She climbed out and I told her to jump (jump into the pit again). She thought I meant just jump... so she did. She stood on the side Jumping. what a cutie.

At the very end, the coach gave her a smiley face stamp and a butterfly. She was very proud of them and anxiously had to show her brothers as soon as we got home. 

WAY TO GO TAN!

--Super Angie (P.S...chasing around a 21 month old at a parent / tot class is a good workout!)