Jumping

A new jumping place opened this year really near our house. I was lucky to buy some multi-use passes really cheap, and even luckier that all my kids like going there (how many times do I go somewhere and half the kids are complaining that they don't want to go and don't want to be there and when can we go home....ummm, most of the time) This place is great and we are there at least 1.5 hours before anyone starts begging me to go home--that is a success in my book. Especially when I can usually draw it out an hour after the first person starts whining!  I also like it because I bring a book and can spend a fair amount of the time reading while the kids play.

I love all the little exercise machines

Carter spends a lot of time in the hamster wheel

The kids love the swinging tree--one person grabs one of the green balls and runs to get the tree spinning--then all the other kids start swinging out on the tree (I wish I could do this)

Alex's favorite is to sit (or lay) on this and have me spin it around and around--I try to teach him how to do it himself, but he isn't that motivated to learn.

They have a huge slide--Aaron loves this and will spend half of his time going up and down the slide.

The most popular thing (for everyone but Aaron and I) is to sit in these top like things and have me spin them--they try to balance properly so they can spin a long time.  I have to limit to 6 times each with 15 minute breaks or I would be spending the entire time spinning kids.

Another favorite is the "Big Banana" as the kids call it--though I'm not sure why they call it that.

A piano keyboard--there are songs you can play, but Aaron just likes to run back and forth.

Aaron's all time favorite is the ball pit--this one especially because it is for the little kids.