Gymnastics

Momma took the camera back to gymnastics the other day to get a few more shots of our little gymnist! :) We love how confident our little miss is and love that she is so proud of the little things she is learning!


Her smile says it all - she loves it!


This was her "pose"!


Bars


Backward Roll


Forward Roll


Waiting patiently for her turn

*Kinley is taking her class at Woodlands Gymnastics Academy. Every class starts with stretching, then frog jumps, bear crawls, and several other jumps around the "square". They practice the forward and backward rolls with the help of an angled mat and walk the balance beams (forward, sideways and backward). They use the bars to do leg lifts and pull ups with the help of the coach and then walk up the wall to flip over the bar. The parallel bars are used to crawl across on hands and feet - Kinley is the only kid her age who is strong enough to get up there and climb across on her own. Each kids gets to jump off the vault onto a box and then jump off the box and over a row of colored blocks - this sounds like an easy task but is so funny to watch cause it IS NOT easy for a 3 year old. The practice ends with the rings, this is one of Kinley's favorite activities, they are lifted to hold their own weight on the rings and then the teacher "swings" them and they have to use their own strength to hold on. These all seem like such simple activities, but are a challenge in strength, coordination and discipline for Kinley and her friends. Who knows how long gymnastics will be part of Kinley's life? Is it something for fun that will last a few months, is it something that will last until she chooses another sport or activity or is it something she will want to continue and be like "the big girls" she loves to watch on the other side of the gym? We don't know what will happen in the future, but we know we are proud of our little girl working hard, building confidence and having fun now!