Two Monkeys and a Cheetah

Mark and I took the grandchildren to the playground this evening. As usual Bentley ran the entire way there (a half mile), Jake struggled to keep up with his big brother (his running form needs help), and Viva rode in Bob (no sense in wasting energy!). When we got to the playground, Bentley asked to detour to the high school track and do two laps. He hit the track running and was soon a quarter track ahead of Jake, who was trying to keep up. Viva, to give her credit, did climb out of Bob and put her little feet on the track, but she lost interest in the enterprise after twenty steps. Unfortunately for her, the rest of us had moved on and she had to do almost a half lap (under much protest) to rejoin us. Bentley did a lap and started on his second. He was distracted then by Viva (3/8 of a lap completed) and Jake (5/8 of a lap completed) leaving the track. He cut his proposed run short and rejoined the group. He didn't complete two laps on the track, but he did the equivalent distance by the time we got back to the playground.

The little ones then demonstrated their monkey talents. All three of them love to climb, love to slide, and love to swing. They are ready for the jungle.