School Time

A friend of mine decided to start a parent taught preschool co-op and she asked if we wanted to be a part of it. Of course I said yes! There are 5 kids in the group. All of them are 4 except for Katie who is 3. Once a week the kids meet for a couple of hours to learn a new letter of the alphabet. Each parent takes turn teaching. Mine turn was this week and I taught the letter E. We colored the letter E, talked about what words started with E and ate hard boiled eggs. (and there was a lot of playing) It was fun to teach the kids and see them learn something new.

Katie is really enjoying Preschool and looks forward to the next class. In fact, within 5 minutes of picking her up from school she is asking if she can go to preschool again. She loves learning and she loves being with her friends. It was fun for her to have school at her house this week. She was excited that I was her teacher. 

From her first day of school. I hope to take a picture like this every year. (Thanks Pinterest for the idea.) 

Our little gymnast

While watching the Olympics Katie got really excited about gymnastics. We had already been planning on putting her in a class but this sealed the deal. She loved to watch it on tv and tumble around on the floor. The cutest was when she would chat USA, USA, USA.

Yesterday was the long awaited first day of gymnastics class. She was so excited when she put on her little pink leotard. She immediately shouted out USA USA. lol

We were both so excited for class but I was a little nervous to see how well she would listen to her teacher. I shouldn't have even worried! She did great! She listened really well. I was so proud of her. One of the things I like most about this gym is the openness of it. It has a half wall all the way around so parents can watch. Which I did of course. It is also helpful to the teacher that the parents can help keep the kid focused. (However the down side to this is having to listen to some parents shout at their kid to do it or they are going to pull them out of class. (you will hear one mom during this in the videos) Yes, her child wasn't the best at following directions but she is 3! Come on now!)

I think yesterday was my proudest mom moment yet. Not because she excelled but because she was having so much fun and she was so proud of herself. Every time she would do something she would get the biggest grin on her face and look at me with such excitement. When she saw that I had that same big grin and excitement she beamed even brighter. That feeling/that moment was the best! She knew without a doubt that I was so proud of her. The high I felt after the class was over and after experiencing all those moments was amazing. I was so proud of her for listening and obeying her teacher, for trying all those new activities, for being brave and for just having fun! This will be a fun year in gymnastic for the both of us! Now for all the videos.