This year alone, Alphonse has gone through five trampolines. All are in various stages of disrepair, with broken springs, bent frames, and torn fabrics. We buy trampolines almost as fast as he can destroy them – well, perhaps, not fast enough. Alphonse likes to jump. I remember that he started jumping before he could even walk. One of our family videos show him jumping on the living room couch while his nanny held him upright, her hands firmly planted on his armpits. He was only eight months