Our Budding Gymnast


Well, today Annelise did her very first unaided forward roll. We were sitting upstairs and Ethan was reading his school books to me while Annelise played on the floor. She has been turning herself upside down and looking through her legs for a couple of weeks, so I knew she was getting close. I looked up and could tell that she was trying to tuck her head under the way we do at Little Gym. All she needed was a little encouragement and BAM! she flipped over! It was sooo cool :) She was very pleased with herself and performed her new move several times willingly for Mommy and the camera. Then she repeated a couple more times for James when he got home. I really think that the coolest thing about it is the look of pure joy on her face in every picture I took, even when she bumped into stuff or fell sideways. It was a totally awesome day!