I know that we have all witnessed someone doing something funny (falling, slipping, hitting their head, etc) and our first gut reaction is to laugh hysterically. However, the guilt soon overcomes us and we know that we should ask if this person is ok then, if they are ok we resume laughing hysterically. As a parent, I know that these times come more often then not and today we had another such circumstance happen.
Before, I dive into the story, let me just preface the story with this...During the summer we usually have two blow-up pools that we fill with water and try to set them side-by-side. We leave enough room so the kids can pull something in between and jump off of it. Since the temps and humidity have been so high the last few days we are in the water pretty early. Today, we were out around 10. Around noon or so I had gone in to get lunch started and left the sliding door opened so I could hear the two oldest outside playing. After a few minutes, I hear Chaney with a whiney-type cry (not a real cry but more like I'm not sure what to do cry). I was certain that Tucker had taken advantage of me not being out there and decided to beat up on his sister. However, that was not the case. I run to the back door and see this brown child looking at me. Now, by brown, I don't mean last name Brown. I mean face, hair, shoulder and arm covered in brown....mud brown! Chaney had gotten out of one pool and was going to the other and slipped and fell. After two hours of splashing around the ground around the pool had become so saturated and pretty soft and apparently she forgot about that. As I saw her coming to the back door I did my best not to laugh...at least where she could see me. I did the "mom thing" and asked if she was ok. After I got a "Yes, I'm ok," that's when I started laughing. Oh, of course I went and got a camera and this is what I saw....
She is pretty pathetic, huh? We got her washed up and she was as good as new. But the laughter still lingers on...on!
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