Jumping, Then and Now

I am always amazed when I watch old videos of Parker--he has changed so much, while at the same time he still has all of the same mannerisms and the same personality. I found this video of him this morning from August 2009--he was still sleeping in his crib, he had blonde hair, and such a baby voice! But he already loved jumping high, blew funny kisses, and wanted to watch himself on camera immediately after being filmed. Not much has changed, while so much has changed! I guess that's growing up for ya.

The second video is from last weekend, when we went for a walk out on the Oceanside pier one evening. Parker made sure to stop along the way to the pier to do some dare-devil jumping into Daddy's arms. 

Bounce!

Mimi and Grandpa Niki got Parker an awesome blow-up bouncy house for Christmas--it is SO much fun! He loves jumping in it, and had no qualms whatsoever about throwing himself face first down the slide from the get-go! It seems like the perfect outlet for all of his excess energy, and I much prefer it to his love of jumping into a pile of couch cushions strewn across the living room floor!