Random Blatherings

Ella and Jared went for a hike again the other day -- in the woods behind our house. Jared called me on his cell phone, "Go out on the deck and look to your right. I am with Ella going over the creek." Great. I was half afraid to look - wondering if this balancing act with a heavy 4 year old would end us up in the ER. But sure enough, there went Jared, Ella on his shoulders, crossing over the creek without a hitch. Later we reviewed the photos from his cell phone:

Jared:
Here is Ella pulling down dead trees. That girl is really strong.
Here is Ella jumping over a large log. She can broad jump like no other. I bet she's in the top 1% of all 4 year old broad jumpers.
Here is Ella scaling under the barbed wire fence.

Gotta love him. He certainly is more proactive when it comes to getting her out of the house.