Little Gymnast!

For those of you that dont know, i did gymnastics for 10 years even competing for several years in middle school. So of course when my own daughter became old enough i enrolled her in our local community gymnastics program. I dont necessarily *love* the idea of over scheduling children, but i also appreciate the importance of sports in the role of balancing children's lives. Study after study has shown that being involved with sports decreases the risk of kids getting involved with drugs, decreasing the risk of teen pregnancy and increasing the confidence of children, ESPECIALLY in girls.



I in now way want to be that crazy mom pressuring her children to become an Olympian, and nor do i have any desire to live my childhood dreams through her. If she likes it i will support her, if she doesnt she needs to finish out the season/session/whatever and can stop.



At present she is having a great time and making some great friends! I had the opportunity last week to see the progress of their class and take some pictures, and OH-MY-GOODNESS are they cute! I was amazed at how much they doing and how well they listen to the teacher (why is it that kids dont listen to their parents as well as they do to other adults?) I love seeing her thrive in different settings, but more importantly - i love seeing her happy and having a great time!



And one more pic of little bear!