Micaela and I have been doing a gymnastics class together for almost a year now. It's been a lot of fun and she has come along way. She is the opposite of most of the kids in gymnastics. They are all over the place, jumping off of high surfaces and swinging off of bars. Micaela is the one who will wait until I can hold her hand to cross the balance beam because you can fall off, you know! She is getting a little bit more brave, and she recently moved from the parent/child class to the 3-5 year old preschool class. I was extremely worried it would be too hard for her and that she would be frustrated and feel left behind. However, she has surprised me and she loves it! She is by far the youngest, in a class where most kids will be in kindergarten next year, and she definitely can't do everything they can, but she loves it. I think her favorite part is the fact that there are more boys than girls in her class and she is a little flirt, always choosing to share a carpet square with a boy. She recently had a "festival," which pretty much meant that the kids were encouraged to invite family to come and watch a class. I thought this would be a great opportunity to take some pictures. Keep in mind the lighting was really poor in the gym and I am generally really poor at taking pictures.

Micaela posing with the punching bag before class.

When I asked Micaela if she was excited to go to gymnastics.

Jumping from the balance beam to the stars.

At the end of the festival the kids got a ribbon and a pencil. Micaela wasn't quite sure what to do with the ribbon, and later decided it was a "big sticker."