Life is full of new things to try, but tonight we attended a free trial tumbling class at the Little Gym.
Often when we are in a new situation Caleb tends to sit quietly and observe, but he jumped in with both feet to gymnastics and had so much fun. He was giving high-fives to the instructor, following directions, trying all sorts of new things and interacting with the other kids.


Near the end of class it was time for balls and bubbles. Caleb just ran from ball to ball kicking and throwing them and giggling all the time.
He was even a good helper when it was time to put all the balls away. He thought it was pretty fun to run and get a ball to throw into the big trash can.  At music time Caleb took the basket of shaker eggs and handed them out to everyone.  He wanted to shake the whole basket instead of just one shaker and he didn’t mind sharing.  When it was time to put them away, he walked around the circle and let everyone put their shakers into the basket.  Again, he tends to be the observer, but he seemed to be pretty comfortable tonight and it was so neat to see him trying new things.


We are still undecided on whether or not to enroll Caleb in this class, but he sure did have a good time tonight. It was so nice to see him interacting with other kids and adults, following directions and having so much fun. He liked the silly songs, the tumbling mats, the balls and the bubbles, but the most special thing was we got to do it together.

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