Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Jumping Jack

To say that Jack has a lot of energy would be an understatement. Though I'm sure the same thing could be said about most four-year-old boys. In an effort to burn off some of his energy so he'd take a nap (words cannot express how precious nap time is), I thought maybe he could do some jumping jacks. It never ceases to make me pause in wonder at just how many things one must teach a child. I don't remember anyone ever teaching me how to do jumping jacks, but surely someone did because physically innovative and gifted I am not so I know I didn't just make them up.

Here is Jack's first attempt at jumping jacks: