"mama, i wanna jumpy jumpy in my bounce house!"

So, as most of you know, we recently purchased a trampoline for little miss Veda. I was really excited to find a used one on craigslist for super cheap. Shane picked it up in kinston from a pastor who gave him an even cheaper deal because shane is in the service. He also prayed with Shane about his deployment coming up this summer. Such a sweet man! Amazing how God will bless you when you least expect it! While Shane had an easy time taking the trampoline apart& lugging it to goldsboro, putting it back together was NOT so easy. We had the trampoline itself up in about 30 minutes, but apparently the safety net was much too complicated for the two of us. 3 1/2 hours and one very impatient toddler later, we finally had it back in working order!

I must say, this has been one of the smartest purchases we have made since the minivan! Veda loves to jump in what she calls her "bounce house." She was timid at first...i know, shocking! But, she now spends a good portion of her day jumping, dancing, singing and what she calls cheerleading. The trampoline has really turned into an all out family affair! Throughout the day, Veda always wants me to jump with her. Although i don't always have the energy to jump, she doesn't take no for an answer! So i get a great deal of exercise on that thing...much needed exercise i might add! And when daddy comes home, he is free game. It takes a lot to get the two of them off of that thing for dinner or baths or errands or ANYTHING! Most evenings we all three jump for quite a while. The babies love being outside. We lay them on their play mat and they will play quietly for as long as we let them. So, we all get some nice fresh air and shane and i try to recapture some of our childhood. By bed time, Veda crashes while mommy and daddy slowly remember that we are getting too old to be jumping on a trampoline...we are feeling the pain!

Something about jumping brings back so many memories of jumping with my brother and sister as kids. I recall lots of fun times with James and Megan and it gives me butterflies remembering all of us as carefree little kids. I remember falling off, getting the breath knocked out of me, and i remember getting right back up and jumping some more. I wish i was still that fearless. Fortunately, kids usually pick up right there their parents left off. Veda is so resilient! I am really looking forward to the summer and making so many more memories on that trampoline...even if Shane and I need to be medicated and/or hospitalized to keep up our jumping game. =)