London: Summer 2012

I enrolled Gwen in a gymnastics class along with my friends Traci and Kedra and their little ones, Olivia and Lucy. As it turns out, this just might be my number one favorite thing I've ever done with Gwen. Seeing the excitement in her face while at class just about made my heart burst at the seams. In fact, the first day, I couldn't stop smiling.

The class itself was very cute. They hopped like frogs, jumped like monkeys, and kicked like donkeys. They learned to do forward rolls and to do handstands against a wall. They even did a little bit on the balance beams and bars. Gwen's favorite thing? The foam pit- hands down.

The session was only 4 weeks long, so we are looking into starting another class soon. Gwen loves this too much for me to deprive her of it!

Here are WAY too many photos of our 4 weeks of fun...

Week One

Coach T used Gwen as an example to teach the next exercise. I was so proud!

Gwen's cute friend, Lucy
Frog jumping on "lilly pads"

Classes were only 30 minutes long. When the coach annouced that class was over, the girls were TICKED off. They cried in unison.

Week Two

The second week, Gwen learned a new word: "Ta Da!" Whenever they would do a forward roll or jump off of a mat, the coach would have them put their hands in the air and say, "Ta Da!" Gwen picked up on this right away. She loved screaming it at the top of her lungs any chance she got.

Ta Da!

The coach always gave them stamps on their hands and feet at the end of class

Week Three

Cute Olivia

Gwen loved hopping down the tramp and jumping into the pit

Ta da!

Ta da!

Week Four

Since it was the last week, we wanted to get a shot of the 3 little cuties together. As you can see, they were totally and completely cooperating. It only took about six attempts to get them all looking at the camera.