Jumping Bean

As soon as Ethan discovered his legs, he's pretty much been non-stop ever since. He learned how to jump in his crib by holding onto the sides and he got really good at bending his knees at the jump so he could continue instead of just locking them and falling! It's quite impressive. Anyway, he loves to jump now and will just randomly start jumping to music or clapping, etc. We have looked into getting him a trampoline, but they are huge, tall and expensive. Because he's such a boy, I knew it would only be a matter of minutes before he fell off and hurt himself, meaning...we would have to purchase the enclosure as well.

My mom has a mini trampoline. It's not one of those workout mini trampolines, but a miniature version of a normal trampoline, only it's about 2 1/2 feet off the ground and the mat is held onto the frame by elastic, not springs. It's probably about 6-7 feet in diameter, so it's still a decent jumping size. With half of her grand kids now in the Orem area, it doesn't get used all that often. Ethan will run and jump on it just about every time he goes to her house. She decided she'd rather it get used than go to waste just sitting there and sent it to our house!

Ethan LOVES having it in our backyard!







One of my favorite parts is, because it's so low to the ground, he can climb on and off safely by himself. I don't have to worry about a ladder or anything.