Mom and toddler gym class

Every Monday afternoon, Sera and Gaston go for toddler gym classes. The children go on a circuit of different gym apparatus that basically develop their motor development, among other things. Huh? What? Just know that it looks like lots of fun. Sera, well ... she is a little resistant when it comes to taking part in the circuit, unlike most of the children who nicely line up and go through the circuit with genuine interest and enthusiasm. Sera, the little 'non-conformist' (don't anyone dare say it's because of me!), doesn't understand why she needs to line up for her turn and has yet to discover the fun in repeating the circuit over and over. All she really wants is to run around the gym, play with the big sponge shapes in the middle and check out what the other children. So I just let her be if that makes her happy.

So anyway, this past Monday, Johan came along for the gym class, thus I was able to take a few photos of Sera when she attempted the circuit for the first few minutes. After that, we let her run free ... to do as she pleased.

On the balancing beam ...

Weeeeeeeeeee ....

She's a little young for the parallel bars, but she attempted the first part, which is to hang on to the bar with her hands. The next part would be to swing her legs unto the next bar, release her hands and dangle like a monkey. Yah, maybe the next session ...

Sera and Gaston jumping on the trampoline. Gaston loves the trampoline, he can really jump. Sera, on the other hand, hasn't figured out the art of jumping. She 'jumps' with her arms and a face that looks like she's jumping but her feet are still planted firmly on the ground. She'll get it ... one day ...