Slides

Stanley used to be terrified of slides at the parks near our house.  The other kids would run laps around the slides, going up and down, giggling all the while.  Stanley would have none of it.  We put him at the top a few times, hoping he would figure it out, but no dice. 

About a month or two ago, we showed him how to go down the slide on his belly, feet first, and he decided it was really fun.  Now he loves the slides and makes a beeline to them whenever we get to a playground.  Yesterday at the playground near Lele and grandpa Tom's house he was having a great time going down the small "little-kid" slides, and then started eyeing the longer, twisting "big-kid" slides.  We helped him get up to the top and then, after deciding if he REALLY wanted to go down this big slide, he went down.  He LOVED it and went right back up for more, and more, and more.  He was pretty angry when we had to leave, but we'll go back soon.