after-school activities

The girls have been participating in programs at our local YMCA.  Avery chose to do swimming again and Ella decided to give gymnastics a try. 

The kids in Avery's class begin each lesson with swimming the entire length of the pool a few times with the board to practice their overhand stroke and then one time with no board.  That's gotta get their little hearts pumping!

Ella got bumped up to the 5-6 year old class (I think because she's so tall).  Eventhough she looks older, she still has the focus of a 4 year old kid and sometimes misses what she's supposed to be doing next.  I'm positve that every time she runs up to one of the teachers (which is often), she's asking, "What do I do?"  She has so much fun, and I have even more fun watching her.