Nathan's First (and last) Gymnastics Class

I have been looking for another activity for Nathan to do this year and thought Gymnastics would be perfect for him. He's been to a few birthday parties at gymnastics places and has had so much fun. I figured it would be a good way to use his energy: running, tumbling, jumping on a trampoline, etc... So we signed up for a preview class on Monday. My pictures didn't turn out that great because the kids were kind of far away (the parents sat in a bleacher area to watch) and my flash didn't work. But you'll get the idea :)


I'm sure you can figure out which one is Nathan...he's the ONLY boy!


There were five other little girls in his class. Of course, they were adorable dressed in their cute little leotards and tights and following directions just right. My little boy, on the other hand, started out following directions but really just wanted to run on the bouncy mat! Here he is doing his "finishing" hands before doing a somersault.


After doing other floor routines, the kids got to go to the trampolines. Well, Nathan already jumped on them earlier when he got tired of waiting in line to walk on the balance beam. He just made a run for it and started jumping on the trampolines by himself! The teacher had to go get him and bring him back to the group. So when it was time to jump on the trampolines for real, Nathan did a great job. He was having so much fun and was going SO high! But then he decided that wasn't fun enough, so he proceeded to run across ALL of the little girls' trampolines and back again! By this time, I'm thinking "Is the class almost over?!"


Then it was time to swing on the rope and fall into the foam pit. I knew Nathan would love this! He waited patiently in line for his turn.


He loved swinging on the rope and falling into the pit! After everyone had a turn, the teacher asked the kids to sit on the side of the wall and do a little activity sheet. Well, Nathan was the last to get up, and as all of the other sweet girls were going to their places on the wall, Nathan accidentally fell back into the pit! Then he started yelling that there was a shark trying to get him and he couldn't get out. Needless to say, I decided gymnastics wasn't really right for Nathan. He needs to be with wild boys like him! So we're going to try out soccer :)

The one girl he really loves to be with is Baby Charlotte. Here they are watching TV before bed.




What's really awful is that they were watching "Bachelor Pad" with me and Wayne!