Shortly after John snapped this picture (with his new iPhone) Edward decided to take off his bike helmet. Shortly after that, his foot slipped off the corner of the climbing rocks and he fell. All the way to the ground (about six feet.) And landed on his head. There was a sickening moment of terror followed by full-body shaking in relief when he screamed in pain and stood up. He didn't even draw any blood, but there was a pretty good dirt mark on his scalp. We tested all the moving parts and found nothing broken. He followed John's finger with his eyes only and answered "What's your name" and "How old are you?" When John asked, "What day is it?" he hesitated a bit, but all worry was dispelled when he finally answered, "May 5th." We were only looking for "Saturday."

He had a drink of water and got back on his bike to head over to Daniel's school picnic and basically seems no worse for wear. In fact within an hour he was climbing a tree. Should we have allowed this? Maybe not, but I guess you can't keep them in a protective bubble.