Bouncin' Good Times

It's hot here. Really hot. Finally, now that the summer is nearing an end, I am finding really fun things for us to do. Too bad I didn't have these bright ideas in June?!?
For the past couple of weeks, we have gone to toddler time at Pump It Up, Jr. The room is full of bounce houses, slides, and balls. Perfect for my little guys! Owen, was the bravest he's ever been here. He went up and down the big slide, through the obstacle courses, and bounced his little heart out for over an hour.

Last week, Liam played in some of the air-filled toys; but, mostly, he stayed on the firm ground throwing balls. Which, is how he started off today, too. But, this little dude got in some bouncin' good times before we left. That's for sure.

After Liam watched Owen happily coming down the big, big slide, he started flailing his little legs trying to get down from my arms. He crawled over to the ladder, so I went up with him. The three of us slid down together a few times.

A bit later, there was a slow point in the big, big slide. Only a couple of kids were on it. So, I asked Owen if he would help Liam once Liam got to the top if I let Liam go on his own. Owen thought this was a fabulous idea, and agreed. Liam couldn't wait to tackle the ladder on his own. So...off they went. Mind you, Owen has only started going without me last week. He is 2 years and 7 months old. Liam is a whopping 13 months old. My how they have different personalities.

There he goes...almost there!

Owen made sure Liam crawled to the entrance of the slide, then Owen showed him what to do, got him situated, and slid down himself. At the bottom, Owen held out his little 2 year old arms to catch his brother.

He did it!! Look at the smile on Liam's face ;-)

Yay! I'm a big boy, mama. Liam was clapping for himself at the end.

Goodness, this little guy is growing up fast.