"Smash the Baby"

Ryan was a pretty physical baby boy. He loved to play ball and wrestle. Uncle Marc started playing a wrestling game that he called “Smash the Baby.” They’d wrestle, and then Marc would wrap his arms around Ryan and roll with him (leaning on his arms rather than on Ryan, just to be clear). I believe other families refer to this game as “steamroller.” Marc & Ryan played “Smash the Baby” until Ryan was probably 5 or 6 years old.

Now Alice & Claire know about “Smash the Baby.” Although, recently when the grandkids were together, it turned more into “Smash the Papa.”



Papa decided he had enough, but the kids hadn’t. So the game became “Smash the Ryan.”