Monday, February 21, 2011

2" Vertical


Move over Michael Jordan…there’s a new player in town.  Ok, so maybe a very lame, very outdated analogy but truth be told, I don’t follow basketball and he’s the only player I could think of with amazing “hang time” skills.  Anyway, my girl has skills…she can jump…

and each time she jumps I hold my breath...waiting for her to land safely...knowing one bad move could end her streak of bravery.





But she loves to jump…and she is {finally} good at it...although apparently she is ahead of the game as Rick has confessed he couldn't jump until he was five years old.

For as long as I can remember Kayla has been an observer…always cautious…always taking her time to ensure she doesn’t get hurt {trust me, for a Mommy…a very welcomed thing}…and now she is a jumper.
She’s actually been jumping for a few months now but I finally captured it through my lens…thanks to one 70 degree day, blue chalk, a hopscotch game and our driveway.

Legs together, legs apart…didn’t matter…she jumped and jumped and jumped…loving every minute of it!

After at least 15 minutes of steady jumping we sat to decorate the driveway with letters and shapes and lines…and deep professions of love...because I do love this girl...with everything that I am...

Her little open mouth, squinty-eyed, nose scrunched laugh and squeal...gets me every time!  Happy...she just makes me happy...
We then decorated ourselves…accidentally, of course…my girl would never get messy on purpose!

Thanks to one beautiful day and 2 pieces of sidewalk chalk, we had some much needed outdoor fun.  I love the outdoors and I love the way the sun makes her eyes sparkle…
{disregard the crustiness and blue chalk all over her face}

some days blue, some days green…always with some yellow-gold glitter…always with a beautiful, happy sparkle.  More jumping to do, friends...

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