Watch out McKayla Maroney.... here comes Avie

Avery had her 2nd tumbling class this morning and once again, it was pure preciousness. I wasn't planning to take pictures so I left my camera at home but I couldn't resist! iPhone to the rescue! How could I miss this?!

I'm having visions of Avery standing on a podium in a pink glittery leotard, holding pretty flowers biting a gold metal.... of course if that vision ended like the picture below I'd probably have to slap her with her metal.

Seriously.... this was so embarrassing to me! She won a SILVER metal in the OLYMPICS! She's an AMAZING gymnast and I was SO proud of our USA gymnast performances but her attitude and body language killed me! I digress...

Back to my one year old's "tumbling class" which is really more like a free for all with equipment I don't own. Don't get my wrong, they have activities and planned obstacle courses but Avery is more into creating her own obstacle courses. Whoops. Clearly she needs more practice in taking direction!

Avery is the queen of relocation. She wasn't pleased with the placement of the cones

This blur is Avery running around under the parachute. This is her 1st experience with a parachute and she absolutely loved it.

She still loves the trampoline!

She's SO advanced! haha. Performing a graceful head dive off the mats.

Peanut loves the game, splat, that they play with the wedge mat. I got a quick 6ish second video of her. Smallest line backer ever?

One of the many reasons I love this class is that she's napping HARD by the time we drive out of the parking lot. Today we went to the mall until it was time to pick Parker up and I got to shop in PEACE. 

Wiped out and enjoying a stroll around the mall!

If you have a YMCA in your area, I definitely recommend this toddler tumbling class for kids 1-3ish! I really enjoy the one on one time it allows Avery and I to have. I did Gymboree and MyGym with Parker which were a blast but really only worth the money if you can also do free play. We don't live super close to either facility and I'd have to bring Parker and let him watch his sister play which seems terribly cruel so this YMCA class while P is in school is perfect! 

Tumbling Class

Yesterday was Avery's 1st day of toddler tumbling at the YMCA. While brother was getting his picture taken before his 1st day of 3 year old preschool, Avery sat patiently waiting her turn.

Yes, I made Avery a gymnastics shirt for the occasion. Parker got a new one for school and she got a new one for tumbling class :)

After dropping Parker off at school, we headed to the YMCA and waited outside of the gym until our class started.

Avery didn't exactly follow the obstacle course as it was laid out but she had a good time doing her own course!

Loving the tunnel

Up the wedge...

...Down the wedge

Bouncin' Baby

Our friend's Kristin and Bo! Today was his 1st birthday!!!

Relocating the cones.

Bo LOVED tumbling class! Check out that grin!

Balance beam fun!

Bo got hungry and Kristin didn't have a spoon. You do what ya gotta do, right?!

Precious Isabella is in our class too! We love our buddies!

I'm so glad to have Avery in a class of her own. I did gymboree and MyGym with Parker so its only fair Avery gets an activity too! :) Hopefully in the coming weeks she'll be a bit better about doing the class activities and not so much her own thang!