Tumblebugs

I was so excited when I found out that Sophie and Hannah were old enough to join a class at the YMCA. Tumblebugs! How cute is that?! I was nervous taking them to class myself because the last time I did something like that (story time), it was a disaster. But I was hopeful that a gym setting would be different.

When I walked in to the class there were hula hoops, balls and mats in various places throughout the gym. During the first 5 minutes the toddlers just sort of run around and do what they want. Sophie and Hannah couldn't believe it. Hula hoops?! Balls of all different sizes and colors?! Does it get any better than that? They were giggling and running crazy all over the gym. Then it was time for the group activities. We sang some songs. That wasn't too bad although I spent most of that time retrieving one or the other from different areas of the gym. Then Sophie decided it was all too much and she'd had enough. At one point during a song I said "Sophie, let's kick our feet." And she hit me. Uh oh. Then whenever I tried to her in an activity, she would start crying (screaming). I would then pick her up and go to over to a corner and just hold her. Eventually she would get curious and I would walk back to the group. Then someone would look at Sophie and back to the corner we went. Poor thing.

Hannah on the other hand had a blast. She developed a crush on Christy, one of the girls helping run the class. Alls he wanted was Christy. I bent down to pick her up for one of the songs and she ignored me, walked over to Christy and held up her arms. Seriously. She had never met the girl until today. At one point the toddlers were supposed to race from one end to the other. Hannah wanted no part in that until I pointed to Christy across the room and said "Run to Christy!" And off she went!

I was so tired by the end of the class. And so were Sophie and Hannah. They were asleep by the time I pulled out of the parking lot. And because I am a glutton for punishment, we will be back next week. Go Tumblebugs!