Proof that kids can be fairly easy to please: "Doing Transportation." (Jonah came up with that name, by the way.) Jonah's tricycle-riding skills have improved to the extent that he can now easily ride around the block, to the park, to the dry cleaner, anywhere in our neighborhood. Now that pedaling comes easily, he is eager to head out on jaunts whenever his mama can work up the energy. Manny's short little legs have a tougher time of it, but he's always game to ride his truck around the block. In fact, he insists on it, and if I try to put him in the wagon (which I always bring with us, empty, should Manny decide that he's had enough) he usually kicks and screams. (And then proceeds to nearly fall asleep in the wagon in the remaining couple blocks till we get home, but I'm sure that he would tell you that he
could've made it home, no big deal.) Though I have no photos of all the lovely changing leaves that we've seen over the past month or so, the red, yellow and orange have added some beauty to our mornings. Beauty that I've tried to share with the boys, but I can only expect so much from a 2 year old's and a 3 year old's attention spans. "Doing Transportation," though, has been a lovely way to spend some low pressure time with the boys (assuming that we don't cross to many streets), even if it does take 40 minutes to travel half a mile.
Manny likes to act coy. Yes,
act. "Transportation" is one of his favorite activities.
Jonah put an assortment of stickers on top of his now-outgrown helmet a year ago. Strictly speaking, Manny probably doesn't
need this helmet, but since Jonah wears one, the Moo insists on wearing his own. Last week, though, Manny actually hit a bump at a high enough speed that he pitched forward over his steering wheel and did a push-up on the sidewalk. I breathed a sigh of relief then that he insisted on copying his brother.
Jonah put an assortment of stickers on top of his now-outgrown helmet a year ago. Strictly speaking, Manny probably doesn't need this helmet, but since Jonah wears one, the Moo insists on wearing his own. Last week, though, Manny actually hit a bump at a high enough speed that he pitched forward over his steering wheel and did a push-up on the sidewalk. I breathed a sigh of relief then that he insisted on copying his brother.
2 comments:
Impressive! Josie still can't pedal. Neither can her nearly four year old cousin. Did you teach him or did he just figure it out?
Lynn, I took him out one or two times this summer and really directed him ("Push forward and down!"). He didn't get it that time or two, but then a couple weeks later I took him out again and he just took off. I thought that that was pretty impressive. Maybe his legs needed to catch up with his brain? Do you guys have a trike for Josie (or Charlotte)? I'm curious if she just hasn't had much time to practice, or is this one of those boy-girl sex difference things? Hmmmm... Jonah does still poop in a diaper, though, so he's clearly lagging behind in a few things... =P ha!
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