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Visions of water parks in my future
By Moriah on July 11th, 2009
We took the kids swimming yesterday and I really thought we’d end the day with a trip to the ER.
The pool had both a diving board AND a slide. My girls were enamored with the slide. It was one of those older ones that have a steep ladder of about eight rungs, and the slide itself has a pretty steep incline. I could just picture Adelaide slipping off a step at the top and falling backwards onto the concrete below.
But she would NOT be deterred.
The girl has no fear. So my mom and I took turns standing behind her on the ladder as she clambered up and then she’d sit herself down at the top and, seriously, FLY down the slide. Rinse and repeat about 20 times.
Madeline was a little more nervous her first three times and then she was up and down as often as Adelaide. Drew took way more convincing, and I kept telling him he didn’t HAVE to go on the slide.
But what self-respecting boy is going to be shown up by his two little sisters?
The diving board, believe it or not, didn’t give me quite the nervous breathlessness as the slide did and they jumped off that plenty, too. Adelaide jumps as far as her stubby little two-year-old legs will get her, goes under about three feet, pops up (THANK YOU FLOTATION DEVICE INVENTOR), and “swims” back to the side. You really can’t believe it, she’s so teeny.
I have a feeling I’m going to be the mom chauffeuring her kids to water parks when they hit junior high.
(That and high-dive lessons.)
After dinner my sisters watched my kids (just like old times!) and my grandparents, parents, aunt, and I went to see The Proposal. Hilarious. Gorgeous Alaskan scenery. I absolutely recommend it if you like romantic comedies, otherwise known as chick flicks.
And then I promptly fell into bed.
(What am I, 80?)
(In my defense, the altitude is totally kicking my rear.)
7 Responses to “Visions of water parks in my future”
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sound delightful, Moriah, minus the visions of what could happen at the top of the ladder….
The altitude adjustment took me about 9 months. How pathetic is that?
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bleh. I got altitude sickness the few times I was there. We loved the Proposal too!
you and me both i was up there a few weeks ago on my way to vail for a lacrosse tournament and on the way we had to the ambulance and all i needed was oxygen it was a good story but i dont have the time to type it
Um…hello, plus you’re pregnant. I think you have all the reasons you need to fall exhausted into bed. :)
I LOVED The Proposal. So funny.
Cannot believe how brave your kids are around water – and I mean that in a good way – Savannah, not so much.
this is why I want to buy stock in bubble wrap and make Evalyn wear it everywhere! I’m already having visions of all the accidents that can happen, paranoia.
You guys will have to come visit us next summer and go to White Water! We got season passes this summer and Emma went NUTS! She was going down slides face first in the kids area (luckily they were short slides with lots of padding at the bottom and just spray – no standing water). But they have 3 kids areas: for little bitty toddlers, for bigger kids, and then for big kids. Your kids will LOVE it!!!