Standing Tall

Hels and Lou have been learning to walk on stilts this week through a workshop run by our town's recreation department. Every day they've been going to the school playground to learn how to fall, dance, and play freeze-tag while on stilts.




Yesterday we went to my Mom's for a visit. She made them stilt pants and they got to demonstrate their new skill. I left Lou in the back yard with Grandpa and came back to discover this!


She had decided to sit down on her own and landed in a pine tree instead. The chair just flipped over backward. I think we got her out without crushing the plants.




Meanwhile, Hels was out front putting on her stilts. She quickly graduated to 3' stilts after only 1 day at the workshop. The only way to get them on and stand up is to sit on the top of the car.








Doesn't Grandpa look a little nervous? They went for a walk and nearly caused some accidents as people leaned out of their cars to look up.

Both girls will be in the town's 4th of July parade with the stilting crew. Their only worry? Who will pick up candy for them??