Today is Saturday and that means two things are a given — a trip to Tim Horton’s for breakfast and gymnastics. Today is also the Halloween weekend and that means Owen and Brandon get to wear their Halloween costumes all weekend. We like the Tim Horton’s on 184 street; it’s quiet, on the way to gymnastics and the clientele are right up Owen and Brandon’s alley. Meaning there are construction workers, truck drivers, Shaw Cable guys, one day there were even paramedics driving an ambulance. It fascinates Owen and Brandon that all these workers stop for coffee or a bagel or doughnut too — just like them. They love the workers in their coveralls, hard hats and work boots. The best thing about it all is how wonderful most of the worker men are; if they catch Owen and Brandon looking at them or talking about them, the majority of them smile and wave, say hi or talk to them. Immediately Owen and Brandon become shy and quiet; but once the worker is out of sight they are grinning ear to ear that a worker talked to them!
This particular day saw more attnetion than usual as everyone thought Owen and Brandon were too cute in their spiderman costumes.
Gymnastics was an awesome choice we made way back when and continues to be….Owen and Brandon love the running and stretches at the beginning of class and then there is the balance beam, trampoline, hula hoops, jumping, rolling and of course the foam pit!
Today is Halloween so the children and coaches dressed up for class. Warm up was pretend to be a car or truck with your hula hoop — drive fast when coach says green light, slow when coach says yellow light and stop when coach says red light. Then in between there is bumpy roads (jumping), monster trucks (stretching tall) and tiny cars (squatting down low).
After warm ups, Owen and Brandon split into their classes. Brandon is in Parent and Tot; he loves it so much. He listens quite well to the coach, follows along and then zooms off. Brandon’s favorite part is the sticker and stamp on the hand at the end of class.
Owen has moved up to Kinder-gym; this is the first level where they do the class without the parents. At first I will admit I was concerned that Owen would need help, he would be shy and wouldn’t participate…you know all those concerns. Of course Owen proved to us all what a big boy he is growing into; he has really taken to his coach and is not shy with her at all. He follows along and goes through each routine really well! Owen’s favorite part of gymnastics is…it’s a toss up between the foam pit and his sticker and stamp at the end!
