Catie on the go: Jump!

Today was Mika’s second day off of school this week. She almost never gets to pick Anna up at 2:00, since she is also a teacher, but her school had a couple of days off since they held a big festival over the weekend. In fact, I think today was only the fourth time I’ve seen her on the playground since Catie started school.

Anna had such a good time playing with us yesterday, that in spite of the fact that she almost never gets to go home early with her mom, she requested another playdate with us. We’d initially planned on going up to feed the swans, but it was pretty cold out today and we all wimped out. Instead, I suggested a visit to ‘Jump!’. We’ve never been there before, but I knew it was located on the floor below Kokko and had seen enough posters to think it might be fun.

It was! In some ways Jump is a low-tech version of the cool Circle 10 play area we went to yesterday. But, I think I liked it even better. It was well-lit, clean, and just for little kids. Plus, yesterday’s adventure cost us $10, whereas today only cost $3. Reiko, Haruto, & Ichika joined us and the kids & moms alike spent several hours bouncing, rolling in a huge inflated cylinder, playing basketball, climbing on play equipment, and chasing each other around. Another fun afternoon spent with friends! (I’m really going to miss these ladies when we go home in a month)