Trampoline!

Since we moved in, we've been trying to figure out whether we wanted something for the kids to play on in the backyard, and what. We had a slide and swingset combo in Florida (that had been given to us by some neighbors when they moved away), but we decided to leave it with another neighbor rather than move it to Montana with us. It had been nice in Florida, but Drake (who's going to be 8 this summer and is getting pretty tall) had really outgrown it already. We thought about buying or making a really big swingset, or getting a big slide, or building some type of play structure, and finally, after weighing lots of pros and cons, we decided to get a trampoline instead.

Yesterday was the big day - we went to Sam's Club and bought one, and got the bottom part put together. This morning, we got up and put together the net part, and attached it. I realized that trampolines are a lot more time consuming to put together than I had anticipated! But it was worth it! Look at all the smiles...

Levi doesn't like to stand on it when other people are jumping, because at barely 30 lbs., he gets tossed around a lot!

But he loves to be held while Adam or I jump!

So much fun!!

But very tiring. I'm so out of shape. This is good for me!

Drake can really jump high!

Levi decided he doesn't mind jumping like this either (holding on with two hands, facing out, and being held close to Dad or Mom's body).

Jump boys, jump!

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So who wants to come for a visit?