More Summer Fun

So earlier this year my oldest brother Josh decided that his kids had outgrown the small trampoline they had and picked them up a full sized on. Following Bradley tradition, hand-me-downs got passed along to the next available brother and we ended up with their old tramp in the backyard. It's the perfect size for Laine, Eve, and James; big enough they can all jump on it, but small enough that even the stubby little man can climb onto it without help. As a plus, if the kids ever fall off I don't have to worry about broken limbs.

So if you've ever been a kid and had a trampoline in the summer time, you've probably experienced the wonders of the Sprinkle-Tramp. This summer is the first time the kids have had a chance to enjoy this splashtastic wonder. For those that grew up without fun, you take a sprinkler, run it right under the middle of the trampoline, then turn it on full blast. The resultant water spray wets the tramp so that with every bounce all the jumpers get soaked. When you're two, four, or six years old, there's not much in the world that's more fun.

The girls wrapped up their soccer season this week, and were ecstatic with their participation trophies. Laine wants to do another season just for the trophy. I think Eve might be ready to move on to something else. We've been talking about getting back into dance classes, we'll look into that this week. There's a new dance school just a couple blocks from home that we might check out. The girls are also interested in taking tumbling, so since there's a tumbling place right next to the nearby dance school, they may get their wish.