Slip 'N Slide

This week Morgan and Tyler were so excited to get out the Slip 'N Slide they got for their birthday. Funny how they have no idea what a slip'n slide actually IS... but the idea of doing something new and seeing the kids on the box have big smiles on their faces, it must be exciting. So we got it all set up and it was hilarious how I COULD NOT, for the life of me keep Brooklyn OFF or explain HOW to Slip 'n Slide. I was not going to get out there in the front yard to demonstrate for the neighbors, so it was exhausting mentally for me to figure out how to choose the kinds of words to explain... you run-not on the slide yet, then you fall forward with "momentum" (explain that word to a 3 and 5 year old) and then slide all the way to the end. Morgan would run- (good) then slow down and fall (almost) then stop. hmmmmm... not quite. Tyler would just run down the whole yellow slide, then jump over the hump at the end- totally missed the whole point. If anyone was watching them or listening to me attempt to DIRECT.. it was I am sure hilarious. Finally Morgan figured it out and got pretty good, Tyler was able to figure out how to fall onto his knees and get enough momentum to slide about 2 feet into the water pooled at the end- which to him was very exciting. He couldn't figure out how to use the boogie board part, so he just carried it with him each time it was his turn. Every chance Brooklyn could get, she was so excited be a part of something new and fun, and the little water trickles that fell onto the slide were just her height. She was so excited to stand on it and do her little fast stepy-stepy-step to show she was "having fun." Although it took the entire afternoon before they finally "got it," it totally has met the expectation of fun, and we were able to enjoy the 2nd time around later in the week with friends... and then they were the ones trying to show their friends how it works.