The Kriz Family

Gym Tots on Monday

Lukas has been going to “Gym Tots” at the Y this summer.  It’s mostly just to get him to be with other kids and follow directions.  He loves being with other kids, but doesn’t follow directions so much   Heidi’s been taking him, so I have not actually seen him in action, but we finally have some photos of him playing at Gym Tots.  Heidi captured each activity, and I think you’ll notice a common theme – that either Lukas does his own thing (to the beat of his own drummer, you might say…), or that he is actually participating, but he is right on top of the teacher.

This is before class starts, we just play on a rocker with the other kids.

Here they have some sticks they are supposed to cross, raise up, etc. Notice how the other kids are lined up nicely, but we have to be out in front, right on top of the teacher.

Ok, this isn’t too bad, at least we’re not the only one out of line…

Ahhh yes, playing with the radio. Apparently we were really bad about this for the first few weeks of class.

“If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands!”

Smile!

Stomp your feet!

Now we’re chasing after the balls and putting them in barrels. I love how he throws his arms in the air when he runs.

Popping bubbles.

Already charming the ladies

This is the parachute ball game – we’ve gotten a lot better at this one.

Now we’re cleaning up. Lukas is really good at this, surprisingly. At home, he likes to clean up his toys before we leave, or before he eats, or whatever. This is good.

Holding hands and singing

And finally, we get stamps on our hands before we leave. Once again, notice who is right on top of the teacher (and who apparently also shoves other kids out of the way to get there…)