Monkey Joe's

Last Thursday, we met a friend from work at Monkey Joe's for Isaac's first bouncing experience! The first bouncy toy was in the toddler area, I got in with him and set him down and he just started screaming. Great...I just wasted $5 right? Well, I let him walk around on the floor and look at everything for a little longer. Then I tried again on one of the big kid toys. I picked him up and carried him in and tossed him over the first hill and down a little slide. I waited...he looked up at me from the other side...still waiting....there it is...a smile and a giggle!!! Woohoo, we're in business!! So, I jumped over and put him up and over the next slide. Another laugh. Finally to the big 10 foot slide at the end. It took some doing, but I managed to climb up the flimsy little people squares high enough to put Isaac up on top of the big slide. I was trying to hold him up there until I could climb up and go down with him. Have you ever tried climbing up a slippery bouncy toy with dress socks or while trying to hold on to a toddler who wants to go down a slide?? It doesn't work well. He wiggled loose and went down the big slide by himself, and I fell backward (thank god there were no other kids behind me to be crushed by my large self). I panicked for the brief instant that he was out of my sight. The panic gave me the ability to get up on my feet and hurdle over the netting on the edge of the toy just in time to see him rounding the corner and running back to go again. Relief!! Moral of the story...2 people per daring toddler at Monkey Joe's!

Here are Brian and Isaac on the wall I fell off of. :)

Brian joined us when he got off work and we all ended up having a great time. Definitely worth the $5 and definitely a week day activity. I couldn't imagine how many children must run around that place on the weekend, and I don't plan on ever finding out!! It was crazy enough on a Thursday for me!!

One tired little boy!

Here's a video of the fun!