Gymnastics!

Hailey had her second gymnastics class on Tuesday and things went much smoother this time because Hailey had a much better teacher, and she felt more comfortable. For the first session, Jeff ended up tagging along with the class because Hailey was really shy, but for this session, she joined the 2 other kids in her class and did great participating and following directions. She is the youngest in the group (it's a 2-3 year old class), but we think she did great.

The class starts off with stretching, and then they move to an obstacle course with different stations that include somersaults, walking across a balance beam that is on the floor, jumping over mats, hanging from a bar and going around the bar. Her favorite thing to do is hang on the bars and lift her feet off the ground, she also enjoys doing somersaults. After the obstacle course, the class heads down to the gym area to jump into the foam pit, which would be my favorite part! Hailey did great jumping in to the pit with some help, and once in the pit, she crawls her way out and lines up to go again. They also get to do jumping exercises, where they get to jump down this long trampoline that is set in to the floor. It looks like a lot of fun! At the end of class, all the kids get stamps on their hands and feet which they love!

We have 2 more classes left in this session, and I think I will sign her up again when it's over. Which means I get to buy her a leotard! She really likes going to class, and I love watching her learn something new while having fun!