We’ve been watching prime-time Olympics coverage every night since the Games began, and as much as I enjoy it, I’m going to need the gymnastics portion to end soon for the safety of my children. It’s never enough for them to simply watch the gymnasts do their thing… they must mimic their stunts using our furniture {or bath stools} as their apparatuses. And, beyond a basic somersault, they’re not trained in this discipline at all.
Yesterday the Preschooler, who says she plans on being in the Olympics “next year,” decided to get serious about her training.
The upside down picture is shortly before I told her not to jump on the trampoline when her sister is close by, and she yelled back at me in total seriousness, “But, Momma! You’re going to make me NOT get to go to the Olympics because you won’t let me practice!!”
So, remember this. If my child doesn’t make the U.S. Olympic team in a few years, it could be because I thwarted her attempts to practice hanging upside down on the mini trampoline when she was five.
Or, it could be because she insisted on sporting an outfit so wild and retro that it was considered a distraction to the other competitors.
Not to be left out of the fun, the Baby has been doing some training of her own on floor exercises.
You’ll notice she’s sporting a crab on her back side which is most appropriate because she’s recently discovered that she can use her four teeth to bite human skin. I’d put her in time-out for such nonsense, but there’s no chance she’d stay put.
While the Toddler is not supposed to be attempting cartwheels and handstands for a few more weeks, she is enjoying her role as a judge. Not surprisingly, she’s a tough one. If only the Preschooler knew how easily the head judge could be bribed with Oreos or chocolate brownies.
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