Last night I brought Sierra to her gymnastics class. This would be her fourth class of the year.
So far she is really enjoying it. I asked her afterwards what is the one thing she really likes doing and the one thing she doesn’t like doing. She replied: “Dad, there isn’t anything I do not like!”
Her group had eight girls in it last night and the instructor starts off with 30 minutes of stretches and running around and then they get to go on the fun things; trampoline, bars, and whatever is on the other side of that wall in the gymnasium that is hidden from my view.
I always get a kick out of watching her have fun running around. As a novice in gymnastics she has trouble doing things like lifting herself up on a bar but like everything in this world, it just takes practice. It doesn’t seem to get her discouraged though. She has a fierce spirit.
As for me, I haven’t grown tired of the 1.5 hour sessions yet. It was only my second time and I enjoy watching Sierra do things and also watch what other gymnasts are capable up. Those folks that can climb a rope are pretty impressive to a man with spaghetti noodles for arms! I’m not sure if I will grow tired of the same old routine in the future and resort to reading a book but for now I am entertained. The only time I snuck onto my phone was to take a look at buying some gymnastic bars for the house so Sierra can build her strength! When I got home that evening I figured out that as a first step, if I sit on a kitchen chair, she can run to it and try and hold herself off the back of it. That will help build some much needed muscles.