Show time Sydney

It's been two weeks but I finally got my act together! Sydney and Lior had a show at the Little Gym and they were WONDERFUL!!! Sydney was so proud of herself and we were beaming just as brightly as she was!
Here is her future back handspring.

She was really into following instructions and completing her routine. We saw straddles, pikes and some other skills I can not remember, but they were all amazing!


We even saw a forward roll. Matt's photography skills were a little lacking.

Her amazing beam skills.
A backward roll down the cheese mat.


Followed by a forward roll.
Look at those straight arms and a terrific front support.

Ta da! Look at my gymnast. She was wonderful! What a great show.

What show would be complete without a group photo?

Sydney was wonderful and showed such enthusiasm. She enjoyed every minute and so did we. We could not be prouder of her.

Show time lior

Lior's turn. Words can not explain how proud I was of her. She is so shy but she warmed up and performed beautifully.
Here she is going over the "hotdog" and getting ready for a future back handspring.

She's getting ready to "pop" up.

Backward rolls, it's not as easy as it looks!

She was so excited to show Grandma and Grandpa her monkey jumps.


Here she is on the uneven bars. She is very strong.
She is great at her front supports. Look at her concentration!

They practiced all of their skills on the beam. Lior can walk across unassisted but with all the people looking at her she was a little nervous and shy!


Look at that leg up!

Look at my little super star!

Way To Go Lior!!!!

Conspiracy

Matt is convinced that there is a conspiracy preventing him from attending school functions. He thinks that the Little Gym and the school call each other and plan their events on the same day. Maybe the school does not want him around? I know the girls love having him at the gym. We all had a great time. Even Grandma and Grandma came to watch our budding gymnasts prance around in their Halloween costumes.
They unveiled their 2008 costumes today, Sydney IS Cinderella.
Lior IS Belle.
Jordan IS Minnie Mouse and she has never been happier!
I have to say that our girls are amazing and extremely talented. While the grandparents were sitting outside watching the owner of the gym came over to tell them how talented Jordan was. When you watch her it is hard to believe that she is not even two years old.
The rings are a new addition at the gym and the girls could not get enough of them. They were good at them too! Sydney actually flipped all the way over. Lior was good at pulling her legs up and putting them into the rings. Jordan was able to get her feet up and hang forever.
The girls had a wonderful time playing together, something they do not get to do often at the gym.
Sydney walked the beam, alone. Being in a class without us has given her a tremendous level of confidence.
Even Akiva had a good time sitting on Matt's shoulders.
Can you tell they like each other today?

Back at it

We went back to the gym again today for more abuse! We did not even make it in to the gym before some little boy came over and tried to gouge out his eyes. The little bugger woke him up before I could try and stash him away safely.
Doesn't he look safe? Doesn't it look like I have tried to take him and place him out of harms way? Today the moms' decided that it would be better to stand right in front of him and carry on their conversations, so they could block my view of the baby and keep a "close eye" on their children as they attack my son. I picked him up halfway through class when someone told me it was the bears on his straps that were attracting the children's attention. I should ask them if they ever say "no" to their kids, it works.
While I was being aggravated by the mommies Jordan was having a grand old time. Look at her go!

The things people say...

Jordan started back at the gym three weeks ago. I bring Jordan and Akiva to the gym by myself and try to leave Akiva in his car seat so I can have my hands free for Jordan. I usually place him next to one of the padded walls and a small basketball net so he is protected on two sides. I am always close by. Even when I am across the room with Jordan working on a skill my eyes are trained on that car seat. I am always watching.
The mothers talk and I hear "Whose baby is that?" dripping with complete disdain. It is like they are saying, "How can that mother just leave her baby like that?" Since I am never far away and always within ear shot I quickly and quietly say "mine" and they say "oh" and quickly walk away. Their children are drawn to Akiva like a moth to a flame. They want to touch him, squeeze him and poke out his eyes. Their mothers just stand there and talk completely oblivious that there precious little child is about to harm my devastatingly handsome son. So I patiently redirect their children away from his eyes and to his feet so that they learn to be gentle.
Last week there was a little boy completely infatuated with Akiva, he would not stay away. His mother moved the portable basketball net away from Akiva so that he could get closer (and she could talk). Now if that basketball net fell over it would land on my little guys head instead of the wall. It became such an issue for this mom that she felt it necessary to walk up to me and tell me that she was going to have to switch classes because the baby was such a distraction.
I suppose that if I were a nice person I would start to wear Akiva in the Baby B'jorn during class. But since he generally sleeps during the first twenty minutes and is content to sit and watch for the rest of the time, I am going to continue to chase the other mothers out of the class and away from my baby.