Change!

We bought a trampoline for the boys when C was barely 3 and K was just 1.  They loved it then, and still love it today.  The jumps have gotten much bigger, and the tricks have come a long way.  We used to play a game we called "Change."  I would pick an animal to be and I would announce what type of animal I was. When C or K was able to knock me down I had to "Change," which merely meant that I had to announce a new animal and attempt to attack them while portraying some characteristics of that animal.  For several years, this was the greatest trampoline game for them.  They would laugh hysterically when I had to change from a tiger to a pteranodon, etc.

Today I marveled at how old they are as they showed me their flips on the trampoline.  They still want me to bounce with them, but I suspect it is mostly because my weight can really help to vault them into the air even higher.  When you had a baby three months ago trampolines can be a tad disconcerting.  I had to hold my jelly belly as I was bouncing, and put some extra faith in my bladder.

Here are some videos of two flipping boys.  C is getting really close to landing his flip on two feet.