Slides

The girls love slides. At the park, they run wildly to their favorite toy--the shiny metal slide. They both try their hardest convincing their daddy to hoist them into starting position and let gravity bring them wooshing down. Attempts at walking up the slide are equally fun.

One of the advantages of having twins is the privilege of buying the largest box of diapers possible. Although I look at the box and imagine what will eventually become of all those pristine diapers, the girls looked at the box as playground construction material.

I don't know how they did it, but soon Alex and Isabella had crafted their own inside slide. Alex repeatedly climbed up the slide, sat down and went for many rides. Isabella begged to let daddy do the work of getting her to the top. But once sliding down, their reactions were the same--huge grins. I need to reclaim that part of my imagination where even boxes are fun.