We signed the boys up for gymnastics class a few weeks ago, and they have really been loving it! Tustin gets to be in the 6-11 year-old Novice class with Keegan, since he's such a big boy. (The 3-5 year-old class just did basic tumbling skills, so we are excited about this class.) The boys work on floor exercises, balance beam, spring board, the bars... a little bit of everything! This weekend we just found out about Open Gym at a nearby YMCA, a different one than where we take classes. This Y has a FULL gymnastics room, and it's HUGE, and has ALL of the equipment. They boys got to swing on the rings, and flip and fall into a "pit" that is a trampoline at the bottom, covered by 3 feet of foam blocks. They have these pits at the end of the spring board and vault, underneath the men's single bar, and at the end of the long trampoline where gymnasts practice their long floor exercise flips. They even had a trapeze that swung out over a foam pit. This was pure heaven for our little monkey, Keegan. And what a great way to take them out for an our and just let them run around and swing and jump like mad-men to get their energy out!! We'll have to go more often!
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