Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Kite flying
After dinner last night (Subways half-price Tuesday) we went to the local elementary school with a couple of kites. For those not from the area, Kansas is known for strong winds. Last night was a perfect kite-flying evening.
Pierce's kite went up in a matter of seconds and it didn't touch the ground again until it was time to leave. Pierce has no concept of how kites work, so he runs in all directions, regardless of what the wind is doing.
After about 30 seconds, Anna lost interest in "flying the kite". She wanted it to crash so she could run over and relaunch it. She usually picked it up upside-down then held onto the tail. And yet the winds were so good the kite went up anyway. Probably the classic moment was when Anna, somehow, managed to get the kite tangled around her head. It took a couple of minutes to extricate her from the thing, but she was none the worse for wear.
-Eric (Dad)
Pierce's kite went up in a matter of seconds and it didn't touch the ground again until it was time to leave. Pierce has no concept of how kites work, so he runs in all directions, regardless of what the wind is doing.
After about 30 seconds, Anna lost interest in "flying the kite". She wanted it to crash so she could run over and relaunch it. She usually picked it up upside-down then held onto the tail. And yet the winds were so good the kite went up anyway. Probably the classic moment was when Anna, somehow, managed to get the kite tangled around her head. It took a couple of minutes to extricate her from the thing, but she was none the worse for wear.
-Eric (Dad)
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