Gymnaskits

Today, we met friends at the Seattle Gymnastics Academy (Koen says we're going to 'Gymnaskits'). It's such a great late morning activity. We've all grown to love it, because the kids run themselves ragged in the space of an hour and 15 minutes....then we all race home for nap time. And usually we can count on a good long nap on gymnastics day!

Koen's favorite activity is jumping into the 'foam pit'. He used to wait for me to throw him in, and then pull him out. But he now does it all by himself. Sometimes it's a little scary though. He's still learning that one should jump 'out', away from the platform, so as not to land on the platform itself! And he hasn't quite mastered the art of jumping feet first. He's been doing a swan dive, many times smacking the opposing wall with his face. Luckily, the entire facility is padded. I can let him run, jump, trip, roll...whatever! It's all covered!

I was also painfully aware of the staring problem that Koen inherited from his dad. Every time there was an activity that required 'waiting for your turn', Koen would hold up the entire line because he was too busy staring at another kid, watching their every move. I couldn't get his attention for anything. By the time he'd finally get going (with his turn), we had half the line up of kids shouting "Go! It's your turn! Go!" Oy! Bless his little observant heart.








Koen's girlfriends, Hannah (top) and Nina (bottom).