The moment had finally arrived.  With trepidation he approached the monstrosity, hands clenched…eyes wide.  He looked inside the darkness…oh, so dark and daunting.  What was to become of him if crossed that threshold??  He entered its gaping maw and attacked it with youthful vigor.

Yes…our daring young son finally…FINALLY…had the gumption to go to down the high enclosed spiral slide on the playset at home.  What led him to thrust aside his misgivings and finally tackle it?

His sister went down first.  Yep, heart of a lion that one!

Once he got over his initial fear, the flight down the slide was successful and oh, so much fun!  I didn’t get any pictures since daddy and I were helping them get up the stairs to the top as fast as humanly possible.  They both were having a blast!

Now it is no longer the lonely slide…and I have 3 years of outdoorsy dust to wash off their clothes.  Needless to say, they took a bath afterwards! 🙂