Slip 'n Slide

We gave Ethan a Slip 'n Slide for his birthday and Courtney has been dying to try it out. She asked Ethan this morning, when it was 60 degrees outside, if we could use it. He didn't care, Courtney and I set it up in the backyard. Boy, Slip 'n Slides have come a long way since my day! I remember them as being a plastic runway that you sprayed down once-in-a-while so you would be able to slide down it and hit the grass at the other end. I always had green knees when I was finished. But now-a-days it's high-tech. Ethan's has a hose attachment which fills a tube on one side with little holes in it so the slide is continually watered. It also has "air bags" at the end of the slide so you don't hit the grass. It was impressive. Courtney wasn't sure how to play on it at first, but she warmed up once I grabbed her hands, put her on her belly and pulled her down the slide. When Ethan saw how much fun she was having, he changed into his swimming suit to join her, but thought it was too cold. That only lasted a few minutes before he was running and sliding like a pro! They had a lot of fun and our lawn got an unexpected watering. Courtney played on it for quite a while but Ethan got cold and quit after 15 minutes. Courtney started using the sprays as a drinking fountain toward the end. She wants to play on it again in the afternoon. I guess it was a success!