Little Gym.

For now the only classes/activities I had enrolled Presley in were the Music Together classes (which we both LOVE) but a friend of mine asked us to come to a Little Gym class and Presley fell in love with it! We will do music classes again in the fall, with the new baby, but for now we will try a little active play.

Basically the classes consist of a bit of singing, group activities like the parachute (you remember playing with those in elementary school, right?), ball time, bubbles, and free time to explore all the different "gym" things set up around the room. Presley's absolute favorites are the balance beam (no pictures because she needs both of mom's hands to walk across it) and an octagonal block that has a hole in the middle (she calls it a "tent").

Presley is learning to do a somersault--for now she gets in position and then falls to the side and rolls over (like a dog). We are still working on hanging on the bars but this skill will happen soon enough--today while I was cooking I saw her hanging on the oven handle. We look forward to starting classes on Fridays in the new year!