Let's Go Fly a Kite!
Riley has been asking about getting a kite for a while now. We looked up how to make them, how to fly them and talked about it. That was a month or two ago. On Friday we went grocery shopping and they had a whole section out with kites. She found a Darth Vader kite (that she calls Dark Vader) and it was only $1.37. I got her that kite and Julia a princess kite. All day yesterday she kept looking outside to see if there was enough wind blowing the trees so that she would know it was windy enough to fly her kite. There wasn't any wind yesterday so no kite flying.
After church today, she looked out and saw the branches blowing. We all went outside in the afternoon after Julia and I took a nap together. Jeremy was able to get her kite up but he was having to go into the street and it was looking like it'd hit a tree or wrap around the lamppost. The four of us walked down to the park. Riley was skipping and had a huge smile on her face! Julia was excited to go swing!
It was the most perfect kite flying day and absolutely beautiful weather! Riley was very patient with the kite and took her time with it. She handled it so well. The kite was incredibly high up in the sky and stayed up there a long long time!!
Jeremy had the other kite in the air for a while and then let some neighborhood boys fly it for a while which was nice. He was loving it and helped Riley out. Though for the most part, she did it herself.
At one point, she let go of the handle of the kite to pull up her socks. The kite went flying away in front of her. Ended up going over the fence of a neighbor near the park. They were gracious enough to come out and help get it off their fence and help us. Was so sweet! Riley and I took off running after it.
Then it slipped out of her hand at the end and ended up on the roof of the pavilion. We ended up throwing away both kites because they were tangled and broken. But it was such a fun fun day!!
Could not believe how great Riley did with it and how well she handled the kite. Loved watching her focus and joy all afternoon!! Julia never wanted to fly them. We spent lots of time on the swings and going down slides together which I loved too!
After church today, she looked out and saw the branches blowing. We all went outside in the afternoon after Julia and I took a nap together. Jeremy was able to get her kite up but he was having to go into the street and it was looking like it'd hit a tree or wrap around the lamppost. The four of us walked down to the park. Riley was skipping and had a huge smile on her face! Julia was excited to go swing!
It was the most perfect kite flying day and absolutely beautiful weather! Riley was very patient with the kite and took her time with it. She handled it so well. The kite was incredibly high up in the sky and stayed up there a long long time!!
Jeremy had the other kite in the air for a while and then let some neighborhood boys fly it for a while which was nice. He was loving it and helped Riley out. Though for the most part, she did it herself.
At one point, she let go of the handle of the kite to pull up her socks. The kite went flying away in front of her. Ended up going over the fence of a neighbor near the park. They were gracious enough to come out and help get it off their fence and help us. Was so sweet! Riley and I took off running after it.
Then it slipped out of her hand at the end and ended up on the roof of the pavilion. We ended up throwing away both kites because they were tangled and broken. But it was such a fun fun day!!
Could not believe how great Riley did with it and how well she handled the kite. Loved watching her focus and joy all afternoon!! Julia never wanted to fly them. We spent lots of time on the swings and going down slides together which I loved too!
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