Anything is therapy

One thing I have learned after our therapy and Vanderbilt, the kid's early therapies, and our 3 week intensive in Birmingham is that just about anything is therapy.  Every visit to Monkey's Treehouse is an adventure up the stairs and down the slide, playing in the mulch, standing up tall at the train table...  All 3 love the indoor playgrounds at Chick-Fil-A.  He has to climb up the stairs and use his legs, alternate them, and push and pull.  He prefers to go down slides feet first on his tummy and laughs all the way down.  This is big because he hated slides early on and if he went, Tim or I went as well.  Mom and dad just built a playset at their house and Griff has to climb the ladder to go down the slide.  While exhausting for us, playgrounds are great for Griff.  I'm looking forward to when he can navigate them independently, until then I get to be the biggest kid out there.  So, tomorrow, a huge adventure at a friend's birthday...Westside Gymnastics.  Ugh, what have I gotten myself into.  While Griff was not a daredevil early on, he now is!  He goes so fast in his walker and then lifts up his legs to do tricks or glide down the ramp.  (Which, is actually one of the reasons the walker is bad b/c he doesn't have to use his legs as much).  Anyway, a rope swing into a foam pit, an extra bouncy floor mat, trampolines...  Griff will love it all tomorrow.  Mommy will need a nap tomorrow.

The pictures are from Pump it Up last year.  While I don't get to sit back and visit with the other moms, I know Griff is having fun and getting stronger at the same time.  And, along that note, I am debating a hip hop class for Griff and the girls this summer.  Which means, I'll be in hip hop as well.  I'm going to an open house next weekend to get more information.  If they let him take a trial class and see if he'll actually participate, then we might be in!  Hopefully the kids can get their dancing skills from someone else in the family.  Just ask Aunt Leah to see her dance to "Be Our Guest."

I'll try to post some more pictures tomorrow.
~Martha