And now Gymnastics!

Emerson has been begging me to take her to "nastics class" (begging is an understatement).  That's gymnastics speak for Emerson.  When she was 10 months old, she started gymnastics at The Little Gym on the Eastern Shore.  She continued with that every Saturday morning until July 2011 with a short break during our long stay in Birmingham last June and July.  Last August, I enrolled her in ballet at Debbie's School of Dance (it's just a tad closer than Fairhope).  She LOVES it!  But its still not "nastics".  It's not that I have anything else going on in my life (wink wink...cough cough...haha). So why not???  I looked up local gyms and found one close to home.  Plus, it comes highly recommended from my next door neighbor who has both of her girls in classes there.  I called this morning and today was our trial class.  

I watched her across the gym.  It gave me my Dance Moms moment watching from afar.  It was just her and another girl that was also trying it out.  They jumped on the trampolines, hung from the bars, played in the foam pit, etc.  Emerson would be a football field away and give me a huge wave when it was her turn.  It was so cute!  I could definitely tell that she enjoyed it.

After class, the teacher walked over to let me know Emerson did great.  And that she thought that after the next 6 week session, Emerson would probably be ready for the 4 year old class.  HUH???  I then explained to the teacher that Emerson wasn't even 3 yet.  And she would be turning 3 only at the end of the 6 week session.  (We were trying out the 3 year old class plus Emerson is rather tall.)  The teacher did seem a bit surprised, but said that she could still move up if she's ready.  Wow!  I guess Emerson is going to be a little gymnast.  Well, at least for the next 6 weeks.  ;)