leap frog!

Do you remember being little? Jumping was an everyday event back then wasn’t it?  You just wanted to leap in or over puddles, jump cracks in the sidewalk (of you’d break your momma’s back), leap off that big hill, hold hands and jump with your friends, your sibling, or hold a growup’s hand and leap really high knowing you were safe. Hopscotch was an every day thing, and of course the trusty old leap frog! Can you imagine playing leap frog now?  Makes me giggle even imagining that, but maybe a good old game of leap frog is called for.  I am not sure where that urge goes as we grow, perhaps we become less adventurous, more grounded, less playful?  That is a little sad isn’t it.  I fully admit I am not a jumper. Even when I was MUCH younger and a cheerleader in high school I dreaded the jumps!  It felt like gravity had an extra amount of influence on me and no one else.  I admired those girls who could get such great air with ease. 

Lucky for me I have kids who are at the ages where jumping is an everyday event.  They LOVE to jump, leap, hop.  This makes for many fun photos of them.  Jump on the bed?!?!  YES!!!!  Go for it!  But wait, let mommy grab her camera…  (lol) …. I do and they jump and jump and jump, laughing and smiling and getting great air.

So today, in celebration of February’s One Word, LEAP, get in touch with your inner girl and go have a good jump. On the bed (go ahead, we won’t tell), in a puddle, off a bench… Or if you feel like gravity is just not your personal friend, then share any jump shot you love.  If you are like me, and are around kids at all, I know you have one… or 20…    🙂

Let’s be playful today.

JUMP!

* Still need a little extra motivation?  Check out The Jumping Project.