little gymnast

This morning, Colin was such a crabber.. bored with all his toys, fussing at everything. Our neighbors said they were going to Open Gym hour at a gymnasium here in WL, so we decided to go along.. I wasn't sure how Colin would do. He had been so crabby, and open gym is just a free-for-all where kids go crazy on all the gym equipment. I was afraid he'd be scared or get hurt with the big kids there.


Best decision ever! As it turns out, Colin LOVES the gym. As soon as we got there, he took off exploring. First we jumped on the trampoline. He could barely keep his balance, but he didn't get frustrated - he just stood up over and over and over, even jumping a little! Then he figured out he could crawl around and let the bigger kids' bounces bounce him around.


His hair got a little static-y :)


I was just amazed he wasn't overwhelmed or shy at all.. he was in heaven! He loved watching the bigger kids run around and play. He even got bumped into by a bigger kid (that kid got a side-eye from me) and he just laughed and laughed.


Then we moved to the giant foam pit. This was his favorite. We had to keep pulling him back to the edge so he wouldn't sink.


Colin and Sophie! There was a rope swing that went over the pit for the big kids - Colin was obsessed with watching the kids swing over the pit. He kept pointing and laughing at them. I think he really wanted to try it!

Islands in the foam.. that is what we are. (Sophie preferred the mat - Colin would only sit on it for a second before he dived back in)

C &S with the biggest ball they've ever seen. (most of my pics I didn't upload b/c Colin was just a blur in them!)

Then we climbed on and under some mats.

After open gym was over, we came home and Colin fell fast asleep about 3 minutes after we got home. I think we have a new Saturday morning favorite!