Dogs Love Slip and Slides Too!

after we were done slipping and sliding we brought my brother's dog, Toby, out to play before we cleaned it off.

he loves slip and slides just as much as the rest of us!

it's a little scary for the people going down though.

and painful when Toby pushes you into one of the bricks.

and painful for Chelsa when this happens.

good thing her husband is laughing too hard to be of any help.

but don't worry, karma got Toby back in the end.

Slip and Slide Hazards

hazard #1: soap faces

hazard #2: slipping and bonking your head and ending up with a mild concussion

you can't see Matt slipping and slamming his head ridiculously hard against the ground in this video but you can hear us react to it and see him slide the rest of the way like a little limp rag doll.

and then he spent the next 10 minutes like this.

and then my sister tried to put water in him.

and then he sat in the shade with a crazy blank stare while Chelsa the soon-to-be nurse took care of him with medicine, food and more water.

he was feeling better after 30ish minutes.

that is until the next thing happened.

hazard #3: strong wind flipping the plastic over which flings a brick into you

so sad that all Matt was trying to do was jump through the tube and then he ended up with a HUGE bruise on his arm.

pour thing!

hazard #4: scratches and bruises

dead grass plus sliding equals bad scratches.

this year Ben was smart enough to bring an extra roll of plastic to put at the end of ours to prevent grass scratches but somehow it still happens.

and maybe next time we'll think of a better way to hold down the tarp because those bricks are not the softest things to hit while you're sliding down at high speeds.

proof: Matt's arm bruise

and my butt bruise.

no bueno.

hazard #5: sunburn

Matt wouldn't dry off and let me re-apply sunblock on him so i sprayed him while he walked around which ended up in a very splotchy and painful sunburn.

good thing the only thing you can remember the next time you pull the slip and slide out is all the amazing fun you had or you would never slip and slide again.

Surprise Slip and Slide Bday Party!

since Matt ended up having to work on his bday i wanted to do something nice for him so with the help of our friends we threw a surprise giant slip and slide party for him!

and it was a BLAST!

my nephews absolutely love the slip and slide!

Matt and Chase are expert surfers.

sister sliding!

(thanks for adding the "would you look at that"s Chase!)

Ben is the king of penguin slides!

ninja turtle spins.

trying to get the slip and slide soapy.

getting lubed up!

J.J. trying to be like Uncle Matt.

Matt's lubed up tummy slide.

Ben's lubed up tummy slide.

the boys thought of a great way to clean off the plastic this year that took a fraction of the time it usually does.

those little smarty pants!

perfect surprise birthday party!