Jumping Back In

And the blogger slacker of the year award goes to ... drumroll please ... ME!  It has been a bit too long since I last posted ... no excuses.  

Anywho ... where were we?  Yes, the blog ... we are spending our Christmas in Florida with my entire family.  It has been 5 years since the last time we were all together for anything ... too long, but that is what happens when you are literally spread out all over the country.  New Hampshire.  Florida.  Texas.  Utah.  Could we get any further apart?

We made it into town first.  We drove all night.  And by we, I mean Dean.  Those kind of driving shananigans were much easier when we were younger.  We may never recover!  Torrey was excited to meet up with her Florida cousins. She had researched and planned a fun outing ... a trip to an indoor trampoline park.

 After signing away our rights (ha!) and donning special gear (helmets and special shoes ... and new socks for Ben) the kids hit the trampolines.  They made it past the "trampoline police" with ease ... Jennifer and I laughed and laughed when he quizzed a group of teenage boys about "his" trampoline rules.  He took his job very seriously.

 Carly demonstrated her mad jumping skills.  There were also flips.  And dance moves.  And just general Carly-silliness.

 Ben enjoyed playing basketball.  Perhaps the NBA should try a season of trampoline basketball ... Ben seemed to be having a blast!

 Actually, all of the kids had a blast.  They jumped.  And jumped.  And jumped.

 And when they tired of jumping they tried out the tornado machine.  And then jumped some more.

 At the end of the hour, they were all jumped out, exhausted and big sweaty messes.

But, I think they would agree that their first cousin adventure was a blast.  I predict a family Christmas that is epic ... more to come!