Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Ella's 1st Gymnastics Class

Ella and Daddy in the foam pit

This fall, we enrolled Ella into her first gymnastics class at Precision Gymnastics. It's a mommy and me class she started when she was 18 months and I know she might seem sooo young to be in gymnastics but it has made her grow in a lot of areas. Her physical developmental skills have improved by balancing on the balance beam, climbing a ladder, and jumping on a trampoline. She loves doing somersaults (with help from her mom) and log rolls. Her coordination skills have improved along with her confidence. This girl thinks she can do whatever any big kid can do. She is more confident at the park and doesn't like when I try to spot her when she starts climbing. She make me nervous but so far she hasn't fallen.
Ella loves going to gymnastics! At the end of her class, she always gets a stamp and a sticker. That is probably her favorite part. When we walk in, she always says, "sticker!". She LOVES stickers! We are so proud of her accomplishments. This last week Jordan didn't have class so he came to watch us and take pictures. He was impressed at how much Ella could do. His favorite part was the giant foam pit. Ella loved jumping to him. The class is ending in 2 weeks and we hope to continue enrolling for another session this winter.

6 comments:

Melissa P said...

Gosh that place looks like so much fun!!! I bet it is really cool to watch her grown and develop in those areas!

Larson Family said...

Oh she is so cute, I want to squeeze her! I miss you guys! So did Ella end up getting sick. Thank you for letting us stay with you again. Sorry so late for a thanks. Things have been crazy. We are finally pretty much settled in. I hope you can come visit some time. How was Halloween? I need to call you. Talk soon. Love ya!

Kathryn said...

How cute! I totally used to take gymnastics at precision. I would have never thought they could enter so young. Thats adorable!

Clarissa and Darrin said...

I love her gymnastic outfit, so adorable! That is a great idea to start gymnastics so young, I might steal that idea.

Kevin and Kerry said...

Looks like you guys are finding lots of fun ways to keep busy. I bet my boys would love some of that stuff....especially the foam pit. Cool!

Critchfield fam said...

That's sooooo cool. I took Kailee to an open gym 2 days ago at a gymnastics place (anyone can go for 2 hours for $5. She loved it. Ella is so cute. Congrats on the potty-training. I hope Kailee's ready soon because her poopies stink bad, lol.