Chicken Feed, a Faceplant, and a Happier Ending
We headed over to my friend Simon’s house yesterday for his daughter Grace’s 7th birthday. Evie loved feeding the chickens (including a bunch of 3-day-old chicks, not visible in the pictures).
There was a fantastic moonbounce in the front yard (I think these are called “bouncy castles” in the UK), so Emma decided to let Evie go down the slide solo. The first run went great, which I didn’t catch on tape. Evie’s second solo run, however, was a little bit of a catastrophe:
After a few seconds of bawling, Evie was game enough to try again, though this time on Emma’s lap. Things went much better.
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May 18th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
that is an incredible mid-slide flip….. and looks like she has launched off walking on her own! go evie!
May 18th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
That beautifully executed inverted twist is the kind of thing that could win an episode of America’s Funniest Home videos!
May 18th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Bouncy Castles in Oz too! Looks like great fun and Evie looks a natural amongst the chooks.
May 20th, 2009 at 7:45 am
I’m so glad you included the second video, as the first one broke my heart, poor Evie, expecting a fun slide and then tipping over like that, but clearly enjoyed the slide with Emma later.
As Evie so loved the hens , is this one step closer to a hen run in the new garden?
May 24th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
I know its cruel, but I just can’t stop watching the first clip, and laughing out loud every time – and I’m with Lorelei, this is a definite winner for America’s Funniest videos.
May 27th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Evie’s happy to provide entertainment — I think we watched it about 50 times and laughed every time. Also, when Elliette was poorly, it was just about the only thing that made her laugh!