Winter Fun

Ever since the temperature dropped and the majority of our playtime moved from outside to inside, I have had to get a little more creative in helping my active toddler expel his energy. Our favorite, and we are not the first ones to play this game, is chasing each other from the doorway of the kitchen to the end of the hallway. Steve and I just laugh at how fast his little feet fly :)

That game has recently been enhanced with myself or Steve holding Dane up to pull a streamer off of the ceiling (yes mom the bday decorations are still up but he really likes them :) and then holding that in the air above our heads as we run so it trails behind us - hysterical fun! Ususally the game ends with us spinning around with the streamer until Mommy gets motion sickness. lol The video is a little old from December (you'll see our Advent Candles) but you'll get the idea of how the game works.

Another attempt to help keep up with Dane's energy is a tumbling class we started last week, thank you Grandma and Grandpa Green. Kids' Spot in Roscoe has a mommy-and-me type of tumbling class for toddlers that came highly recommended. Dane had his first class Wednesday morning and loved it! They set up different obstacle courses for the kids that requires them to use different tumbling skills like somersaults, balance beam walking, and donkey kicks. Dane's favorites were the trampoline and sliding into the foam pit.

I was so proud of how well he followed directions and how much he really could do. He had no problem swinging on the rings or pulling up his feet on the bars. It was so exciting with each new activity to see if he could do it! This athleticism is yet another blessing of him NOT being genetically related to me. Just the smell of the gym gave me flashbacks to humiliation and feelings of insecurity!! lol

Because I have to be with him I'm not sure if I will be able to bring my camera with me onto the gym floor. I will try to find another mom in the stands to take some pictures so I have something to post.