Swingin'

I love it when the girls play so nicely together!!! On a darker side, we went to this same park for a HomeSchool Coop picnic a few days after I took these pictures. Jaden was playing on the same swings with her older friend Khloe, age 8. They decided to take turns pushing each other. Khloe pushed Jaden for a while, and then, it was Khloe's turn to be in the seat. Jaden started out pushing her, but then, Khloe started moving the swing on her own by pumping her legs. It was so crowded on the swings- every swing was taken, and I had to tell Jaden a couple of times to move back away from the swings so that she wouldn't get hit (for which she scowled at me). Next thing I saw was Jaden face down in the mulch and Khloe's legs hitting her head first once and then again after Jaden lifted her head to get up. Of course, Jaden was screaming, & Khloe was trying to stop herself without hitting Jaden some more. I finally got Jaden up out of the mulch, got my first aid kit out of the car, and began working on her face. She had a mouth full of dirt, and dirt all OVER her... The only injury I could find was a small cut under her nose. I cleaned her with alcohol wipes and applied some neosporin. I am hoping she will stay away from the swings from now on. I guess it doesn't matter how many times you tell them, some things they have to learn by experience. Of course, had I known she was going to wind up under the swing getting kicked, I would have made her stay on the bench beside me.