gymnastics week 4

Last night was Kiera's 4th week (or 5th night) of gymnastics.  I practiced with her a few of the stretches and moves to help her move along a bit in class.  I even let her jump off of our recliner and giant ottoman onto a pillow from a couch.  Not normal practices here in this house but I made an exception.  We have also been practicing hop scotch on our back porch since the girl can't hop to save her life.

She really isn't all that athletic but that will change.  She will get it.  Her little muscles will stretch and she will become more limber.  She will be strong and fearless.  Well she is fearless in some instances.  But it will all take time.  

I took a few videos of the activities they did last night.  She has really come a long way since that first night. 

Warming up(she is in black shorts/pink leotard, hair in ponytail)

On the bar (towards the right)

On the beam

 

 Sheesh...those videos suck.  We really need to get a camcorder.

gymnastics

Last year we were on the verge of putting Kiera in a gymnastics/tumbling class when she was suddenly admitted to the hospital for 3 days.  Now a whole year later she is finally enrolled (thanks to Nanny and Papa)!  I went to Academy (thanks for the tip Amanda!) to find an outfit for her to wear.  I was going to get a leotard but didn't think they would fit so I went for the ballet type pink leotard and some black spandex type shorts.  The girl has issues with keeping her legs together and not messing with her pee pee crotch so we needed to cover it up.  And of course I had to buy a little black bow to go in her hair also! 

Kiera got super excited when she saw some of the girls doing routines.  She kept telling me "I can't do that stuff" to which I told her that she can if she practices and with time she would be able to.  Then she gasped and told me they were kind of like ballerinas.  Yes they kind of are.

"Mama take my picture when I yell gymnastics.  GYMNASTICS!!!!" 

 

Dainty runner.

 

 

 

 

Leg muscles are a little tight.

  

 
The bar.

 

On the beam she shuffled her feet along instead of putting one in front of the other.  Yet while we were outside she did it perfectly on one of those concrete car block things.

 

 

Walking on tippy toes.

 

 

Gah I looove her!  She is too stinkin' cute.  I think she did a great job.  She paid attention well and was able to comprehend pretty much everything that was asked of her.  She had fun and told me she wants to go lots and lots of times.  Looks like we are going with gymnastics for now.  If she wants to do something different down the line then by golly we will let her.