Welcome 2nd Grade!!

No more sleeping late for us! It's back to school time!

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Let the Lessons begin!

Here's T on the trampoline, waiting her turn. I'll be posting some video clips here. I took lots b/c Dot had me under strict orders to document EVERYTHING. Luckily, they're really short, if you want to take a peek:

1. T's First Floor Exercise - If it ever gets posted...she tumbles down the incline, to which she informed the teacher, "I want to do it all by myself", goes down the slide, across the balance beam, bunny hop to the bar, hang on the bar, and lastly handstand with the help of the wall.

T, not satisfied with the difficulty factor, added her own moves to the routine...she also hung backwards and attempted to hang sideways and with her feet (a big no-no, as your hands must apparently always go the same way), then later spontaneously went from a handstand into a tumble at the end. He.He.









2. T's First Trampoline Routine




3. T's Attempt at a Trampoline Split jump





4. T climbing up the ladder - Poor baby, you'll see when she gets near the top that she makes a fatal mistake....she looks down. I think she gets a little scared, as you see her hesitating. She then violates all the rules, and walks the circuit backwards...guess she was getting her self-confidence back by going back and touching all the things that she did.





I was very worried that T'd have a melt down when she realized it was over and that we were leaving, but she was a very good girl. She put her shoes on, and happily left. She balked a little at first, until I told her that we might see Aunt Dotty today...then she was out the door like a flash.


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4 Brilliant Comment(s) from Friends:

Itty Bitty Ladybug said...

Taylor couldn't be any cuter with her piggy tails! She looks so happy to be in the class! We are trying to watch the videos, but we can't get them to play. What do we need to do?
xoxoxo
The Tampa Cousins

park it said...

I love that hair! She looks like she is having a ton of fun - and what a cool bunch of teachers ! Way to go!
c & k

KaraP said...

Carol,
I love the videos. Too Cute. We can't get ML on the tramp for anything. Oh well. I keep threatening my cousin to send her up for residency training. Hehehe. He wants her so bad. She is so flexible.

Laura said...

The videos are awesome! Ceci, I couldn't get them to work earlier but they're fine now! Carol, I especially love the part when T took out her classmate with her foot during the summersault after the handstand! She looks adorable in the pigtails and outfit. Sara will either be taking tumbling or ballet starting in September - whichever class has room. She was in a tumbling/dance class last spring and loved it. Taylor is awesome with holding her hands up after her routines. The videos made my day!

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to create a miracle across the ocean so far....
Then entwine and weave all the hopes and labor,
it would take to bring us this joy called "Taylor"....
Now three lives are blessed and somewhere in the stars,
the planners are smiling, as we all are.
-Anon.




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