A Jumping Good Time

Thanksgiving was fun this year - it had all the right elements: yummy foods, several pies, and the best part.... all four daughters home. And my number one son, too. They played a new game called Ticket to Ride while the 5 oldest kiddos and I started making up their sleepover bed in the bonus room. Then in the morning after breakfast of scrambled eggs and pie (the feasting can't be contained to just the one day!) I took the grandkids to the park.

But first thing this morning, even before breakfast, they were busy with their new game.

Just so we're clear, I'm usually not so very cavalier about my grandkids' safety - I don't let them romp unsupervised around the pool, they can't run with knives nor play with matches. Basically I let them have fun doing anything that won't produce severed limbs. (altho we did raise our voices last night when this huge yoga exercise ball came bouncing down the stairs straight into the kitchen and knocked several things off of the countertops.)

So when they invented this game, I didn't go intervene, even tho it entailed some slightly dangerous elements.

Here is how it it went. The five of them lined up on the stairs and took a turn jumping off a step onto the little trampoline, which was sitting in the entry way. The TILED entry way. This morning when I discovered what they were doing, I took a little pause at this for that reason, but we dragged over the big rug so there would at least be a semblance of safety.

Then I did what any concerned Nana would do in this situation.... I lay down on the living room floor and started taking photos!!

These kids got some serious air, it was so fun to watch! This is Courtney as she flew toward me. And Jonah

And lastly, little Whitney, who apparently turns into a vampire as she flies through the air!