Last year, the hubby mentioned we should look into a trampoline for the kids. I hummed and hahhed, as I was nervous for many reasons. Injuries, having to constantly watch the kids and their friends, mowing around a giant apparatus in the summer and then, what the heck to do in the winter?
But then, a sale came. The hubby stated he was going to pick one up. And now a done deal and question is history.
The summer is going to look a LOT like this:
There have been surprisingly no injuries thus far. The constant onslaught of neighborhood children streaming in and out of our backyard hasn't driven me mad. (There was 6 children jumping at once at one point). My kids have probably logged enough bouncing hours on it already to have paid for it (not to mention all the other neighborhood kids who have spent their time on it!) And, it wasn't too hard to mow the grass around it.
All in all, a great purchase. The kids now are forbidden from further tenderizing my mattress and I can watch them from my kitchen window as I'm cleaning up or cooking. Not a bad deal. Here's looking forward to summer!
Omg, I was so jealous of friends who had a trampoline. I remember the first friend who got one was the coolest kid on the block. I nagged my parents to get me one for weeks. I finally got one but one of those single mini ones lol. So I decided to save up my own money to get a big one. By the time I finally saved up enough money I didn't want to buy one anymore. I ended up putting all that money in my bank haha. That's when I learned the value of money. Can I come play on your trampoline? Lol.
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What fun!
ReplyDeleteThat's hilarious lequan.
ReplyDeleteI took a bunch of jumps on it too but find it hard on my back. And the bum drop nearly killed me!
I used to have a trampoline for my gals when they were growing up, too.Best thing I ever did. No one ever got hurt on it - and I had it for 18 years. All of the neighbours played at our house. It was great for tanning on (back in the day when one foolishly did that) as it had little holes in the surface and the water wouldn't puddle on it, but would go through it. Loved that. And, I would giggle like a child jumping on it, too. It gave me such incredible kiddy tummy tickles. Great fun! Gorgeous pics, Maki!
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