Thursday, April 7, 2011

To Tumble or Not to Tumble? That is the Question.

Kris and I decided to sign Kyson and Kodi up for a gymnastics class that was being held at the new Rec Center. It is taught by Bailey's Gymnastics and I know they're a good reputable company who knows what they're doing. The class was for ages 1-4 and we thought it would be great to put Kyson and Kodi in the same class. This would be fun for the two of them, and be easier on Kris rather than dealing with Kodi who wants to go play with her brother.

Monday was the long-awaited day and we excitedly took both kids to the class. Kodi immediately started running around on the mats and was loving it. Kyson reluctantly took off his shoes, but
joined the group sitting on the mat in the center; Kodi continued to run around. The teachers led the kids in some stretching exercises that Kyson had trouble following while Kodi ran around. Then the real fun began - They divided the kids into two groups and did handstands, back rolls, forward rolls, and all sorts of fun things. I bet you can't guess what Kodi did - she ran around. At about the last 15 minutes of the class Kyson started following his little sister's bad example. Kris and I probably looked like the biggest idiots chasing our two children around the mats.
Long story short, we've decided to withdraw Kodi from the class and use Hot Wheel cars as bribery for Kyson. We'll see how things go next week.

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