Wish I Had My Camera

We have been getting huge storms here every day for a while and they have the worst timing. They hit everyday just before our park trips. After skipping the park for several days, we finally just said to heck with it and started going anyway. The equipment is all wet and we have to steer Sean around the puddles (he's attracted to them like a magnet!) but he still has a good time. He usually forgoes the slides though because they are so wet.

Last night, Sean decided he was going to go down the big, curved slide anyway and he was gonna go down on his belly. Normally, the slides are very slow when they are wet, but last night they must have had more standing water on them than usual. Sean shot down the slide like a bullet and he was so startled he didn't have time to put his feet down and stop himself. He flew off the end of the slide and spent about 5 or 6 feet completely airborne before he finally hit the ground, landing on his belly with his arms and legs sprawled out.

Sean got up right away but there were a few tears. Once Jonathan and I checked him out and made sure he wasn't hurt and the tears were tears of fright rather than pain, we cracked up laughing. Sean took off to play on a different part of the playground but Jonathan and I could barely move we were laughing so hard. With Sean's look as he hurtled down the slide, the time he spent airborne that seemed like it was in slow motion, Jonathan's look as he realized what was happening and then the first look Sean gave me when he got up off the ground, it combined to create one of the funniest things I have ever seen!