Great grandma Dorothy stopped by for a visit yesterday. Even though it has been a while since Sonya saw her, they became fast friends. Then again, Sonya will love anyone who will read her story. Poor Grandma got stuck reading Horton Hears A Who, though she did quite well despite the rhyming kangaroos. :)
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Catherine has been doing first level gymnastics for the last few months. She finally got the confidence to enjoy the balance beams and hang from the bars (though she never did like the rings). With each lesson, she would try all stations once and then bypass the less enjoyable ones. I think, if anything, Catherine got some confidence in herself. I don't think I'll be signing her up for the next set of lessons though. We are going to try unparented dance in the fall. And swimming. Lots of swimming. She isn't afraid of putting her face in the water and blowing bubbles. Here are the pictures I took of Catherine participating in her last class of Gymnatots at the University of Calgary.
Balancing on her bum.... kind of.....
Straddle
Back Support
Front Support
Ummmm......it has a name......really it does.....
Stork Stance
Talking with her instructor Katie. We were lucky to have her.
Though technically she is supposed to lift he bum, I'm just glad she finally sat on the thing
All the kids loved these foam mats, but they weren't used during the lessons. That didn't stop most kids from enjoying a good run and tumble.
What would gymnastics be without a trampoline?
A definite favourite
A Bum drop.....she is so close to being able to bounce back to her feet....
Enjoying the foam pit
Walking the balance beam
Happily sitting on the pummel horse
End of lesson stretch
Showing off her ribbon. Good work Catherine!
