My Little Gymnast

Back in the fall, we signed Brenna up for soccer. We thought this would be a lot of fun for her since several of her friends were also signing up to play, and two of them even ended up on her team.
Occasionally we would see this on the field...


Participating!

 But more often than not, this is what we witnessed...


Yep, that's my "angel" pouting and sitting right in the middle of the soccer game!

 It was really good for her to be involved in some sort of physical activity that taught team work, listening, and coordination, but she just wasn't "into" it. Her favorite part of soccer games was running down the field while holding hands with Tia and Ava! Granted, the three of them were super duper cute with all of their hand holding and hugging on the field, but I am pretty sure that is not in the play book for soccer. So we decided another season of soccer was not in the cards for us.
I asked Brenna what she wanted to do next. I decided to give her the choice this time and see if it made a difference in her attitude toward the event. She knew instantly what her next activity needed to be...Gymnastics! I was ALL OVER this one and quickly said ok! You see, with gymnastics, it meets once a week at the same time. No practices that get changed, and no game schedule to guide your life by. It also meets indoors. After starting soccer practices and games in 103 degree temperatures, I was all over a sport that took place inside a climate controlled building. So- we signed up for Gymnastics!
It went much better than soccer. She loved going, and usually had a lot of fun. She did tend to become disinterested by the end of the class each week, but in her defense an hour is a LONG time for a 4 year old to focus on one thing! My favorite part, other than the heat and air inside the building, was seeing her in her cute leotard! A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E

Waiting to go in for class

Wish I was that flexible!

Her favorite part of class was the trampoline, but they didn't get to do that very often. Her class had six 4 year olds in it-whoa. The teacher did her best to keep them all on task, but it was a tough job! But in the end of the 10 weeks, Brenna had a great time. She learned a lot, and exercised a great deal of patience. I was VERY proud of her!!! Through the course of the 10 weeks, MeMawMom, Aunt Emily, Memaw, and her Daddy all came to watch a class! She was very eager to show off for each of them!

This is pretty much how Macie spent the hour each week. I think she may have dreaded that hour each week because she knew it meant sitting in her car seat or being held for an hour...two of her least favorite things.

Head stand!

Love the smile of concentration

Look at that strength!

Other than the trampoline, the rings were her next favorite. She would always hold herself up, and then instead of standing up when she was done, she would just "let go" of the rings and FLOP to the mat! Every. Single. Time.



Tada! She totally mastered this Tada pose!

"Did I hear you say this was the LAST gymnastics class???!!!! YEA!"
Brenna was not nearly as excited about it being over.