If All Your Friends Jumped Off a Bridge...

As I mentioned in my last post, we were able to go canoeing while in Utah. Uncle Craig and I took out Big Boy #1 and his cousin Jake - who is just a couple years older. While we were out, the boys noticed a group of teenage boys jumping from this bridge.

I asked "Wanna do it?"
They both were totally on board with the idea - until they were actually standing on the bridge.

At that point Uncle Tyler joined the boys on the bridge and jumped. That seemed enough to convince Jake. And once Jake did it, of course BB1 had to follow suit. (OK, this is were I have to insert that they were wearing life-jackets. And Uncle Tyler was treading water close by. And, well, those teenagers seemed to be fine.)

Then Big Boy #2 came over. He's barely seven years old and was too little to even scramble up to the jumping off spot. However, those afore mentioned teenage boys were more than willing to lift him up to the top of the bridge. (Who says teenage boys aren't helpful?) Without a moments hesitation, BB#2 was jumping off the bridge. He belly-flopped and came up screaming.

That's when the police drove up.

Apparently there is a $100 fine for bridge jumping in Utah.

Luckily, the cop let us off with a warning. I'm just glad he didn't haul BB2 off into Children's Protective Services. I mean really, what kind of mother lets her seven year old boy jump of a bridge?!?

Would this help to explain things?

Me bungee-jumping (age 19)Diamond cliff-jumping (age 19)

We just thought we had another 10-12 years for that gene to kick in!

This is NOT a good sign for the future...