Slip & Slide

One might think an almost 18 month little girl is too young to enjoy a slip & slide. That person obviously hasn't met our Charlotte! We went to a family cookout at Grammy & Grampy Larocque's house today. The weather was perfect for all the activities Grammy had planned for the kids. A "kiddie" pool for the younger ones (Charlotte & Ryan) and a slip & slide racer for the BIG kids. We got Charlotte all suited up for the pool but she went right over to where the big kids were playing on the slip & slide. I didn't know they included little rafts now when you buy slip & slides... what a simple but genius idea! (They certainly didn't have that when I was a kid. We had to run and jump on our stomachs onto the hard ground.) To make a long story short, we laid Charlotte on her tummy on the raft then pushed her fast all by herself down the hill. She LOVED it. Laughed all the way down then would get up screaming with excitement to go again. The water hit her in the face all the way down too with a pretty big splash at the end. I wish I had a video clip because it was the cutest thing but here's a picture of our big girl.

Friday night we got together with my old high school buddies. It was so awesome to see Leane and Mo and all the kids. Here are Charlotte, Jamison, Connor and Caroline. Liam, only one month old, is obviously too small to sit at the table for pizza. It's cool to see these kids grow. Since we only get together once a year, the changes are amazing.

One last note, for the past couple months, Charlotte has very much been into watching the Wiggles. Don't think too poorly on our parenting skills that she watches TV. It's only a 20 minute show and allows us to actually get something done, like a shower or clean up a little. (hehehe) Anyway, here's a clip of her watching her favorite part, the "Hot Potato, Cold Spaghetti, Mashed Banana" song. she really likes this one particular episode but when this specific song comes on, she wants us to rewind it again and again. She usually does the entire dance but this was probably the third time in a row so she's not 100% into it but it gives you the idea. By the third time I thought, I really should get a video of this. :)