Jump!

From the very beginning of our trip, we had some ideas of ways we could pull the whole trip together in a format that the kids could both help with and enjoy for many years to come.  The main one will take some significant editing (tying together videos) and will be a fun summer project for the kids and me to figure out.

The second one started when we were in Kyoto, Japan, about one week into the trip. We were at a gorgeous temple (whose name I have no idea!) at a perfect time of day (just before dusk) for photography, and we saw some teenagers there doing a jump shot. Kids loved the idea - so we took a few - and a theme was born.  The Kyoto one remains one of my favorites because it almost looks like a fake backdrop - but I swear, we were there! We tried to take jump shots in as many places as we could (or when we remembered).  One of our favorites was having "guest jumpers" with us! And yes, we know the song is cheesy, but it was a good anthem for us - especially during our last few weeks.

Some lessons learned from taking jump shots consistently over 8 months:

1) NONE of my kids will ever play professional basketball. They have NO vert whatsoever.

2) Getting 3 kids to all jump at the same time, over and over again, would drive even the most patient parent/photographer (which I am not) to the brink.

3) My kids frequently wear shirts that are not long enough because I think you can see at least one (if not all three) stomachs in every single shot.

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