Admittedly, I didn't watch the Summer Olympics all that closely year. I didn't get caught up in the drama like I did when Mary Lou Retton won all around gold, or when Kerri Strug landed that incredible vault despite her injured ankle.
Despite my lack of attention, I'm pretty sure they've stuck with the same four categories: floor, vault, uneven parallel bars and balance beam. So why, at a birthday party at the Gymnastics Academy, are the kids directed to spend their time either jumping into a pit of foam blocks or playing on an inflatable slide?
Sydney was invited to her friend Hannah's birthday party last weekend (Hannah is the one in black/white bouncing next to Sydney in the above photo.) Conveniently, the party was right after Sydney's gymnastic class at the Y, so she was already in her leotard. And she had a lot of fun. I just couldn't figure out what it had to do with gymnastics.
The kids lined up on a long trampoline, then took turns running and jumping.
Sydney was nervous at first. When she got to the end, she stopped and then carefully climb down. Once she discovered how soft the foam blocks were, THEN she wanted to do it again.
And again...
And again...
Did I mention there were signs posted everywhere saying "no flipping". Because that would be too much like gymnastics.
But as mentioned, Sydney had a lot of fun. Her next birthday can't get here fast enough. She has such big plans.
She'd already decided she wanted to invite her friends to a birthday party at our house so they can have a treasure hunt, PLUS she wants a rollerskating party at World of Wheels. Now she wants to cap it off with a gymnastics party.
Sounds like a busy day. And considering she has eight more months to wait... eight more months that will no doubt include additional ideas inspired by other birthday parties she attends... it's only going to get busier.
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