Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Tree Swing






A few days before we went camping, Rick took Kolten and his friend Logan swimming down the road from our house to this awesome tree swing where Kolten met up with his cousin Cody.  They had a blast until it was Rick's turn to swing.  One of Cody's friends asked Rick if he wanted to try it and Rick gladly replied, "Sure!"  As Rick swung out, the rope snapped and he fell in.  Rick later told me about how embarrassed he was and how he felt like a fat butt in front of everyone.  All I could do was laugh.  Cody saved the day though by climbing back up the huge tree and tying the rope back up.  After fixing the rope, he wanted to jump out of the tree into the water, which was about a 30 ft drop into 5-6 feet deep water, but Rick told him he was off duty and wouldn't fix his broken legs if he did.  After much convincing, Cody decided not to jump.  He had Rick a little worried there for a few minutes.

2 comments:

AMBER said...

Why didn't we do this when I was visiting? kolten, come on! Don't keep these things from me!

Bates Fam said...

Kolten says - We'll try for next time you come... Soon right?!