8/21/2013

I Let My Kids Watch Too Much TV

This is what happens when you offer to record American Ninja Warrior for your children and you let them watch it whenever they want.

They beg you to go to the playground at the intermediate school. 

They practice balancing. 

Hugmonkey climbs up higher than I can reach. 

There are feats of upper body strength. 

He wouldn't even trying climbing this in the spring. 

He likes to go sideways. Because it takes longer. 

I had to rescue him right after this photo was taken. But considering he's not even 5, that's not so bad. 

"I've got to work on my momentum, Mom." 

"I'm swinging!" 

"I need to hold your hand to jump to the next one." 

I made Lovebug freeze in this position so I could get a picture, because otherwise he went too fast. 

The spiderweb was too much for Hugmonkey until his 100th viewing of American Ninja Warrior. 

Just hanging around. 


This is like straight from the show. I wonder who designed this playground, anyway? 

And I thought that bar was just for hanging. 

Hugmonkey likes to pretend to be a spider in the web. 

I'm just glad he decided not to balance on the top bar. That would have made me nervous. 

Going higher than ever before. 

Do they look like future ninja warriors to you? 

Much as I enjoy the show, I'm not sure what it has to do with ninjas. I feel like if it was really about who was the best ninja, there would also be some katana duels and martial arts. Or at least an assassination. 

4 comments:

Tracie Nall said...

I love it! They are so brave and adventurey.

It is probably a good thing that the makers of that tv show are using the word "ninja" with a very loose meaning.

Your playground is awesome.

Cindy Lou Who said...

Hopefully, your kids don't decide to become future assassins.

Anonymous said...

Your kiddos are adorable. And way more adventurous than I was at their age. Or ever. Then again, we didn't have ninja shows when I was a kid. Except the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And they don't count because I never wanted to be a turtle.

triplezmom said...

@Tracie - They are - they've made me really good at pretending to be calm. It's amazing to think this is a school playground, honestly.

@Cindy - Well, if the money's good. . . . :) I don't think they even know what ninjas really are.

@becominneurotic - I was so, so, cautious when I was a kid - I never would have tried anything, except maybe climbing the spider web.