Riding his Motorcycle

We've been trying to get Boo to ride a tricycle for a while now without much luck. Our cul -de-sac has some slight but apparently quite challenging inclines and he just couldn't do it. I also decided to try a different type of tricycle. He had a more traditional one but it was top heavy and would tip over all of the time. So, recently at a consignment sale, I scored this trike below for $3.00!! He was still having trouble with it in front of our house, so last weekend we took him to a park near us that has some trails to see if he could do any better out there. He took off without any problems at all and LOVED every minute of it! We'll definitely go back and I think it will be a great place to take him to ride while Bitsy and I stroll. Oh yeah, he calls his trike his motorcyle...hence the title of this post.

Sometimes he needs a little push to get started or to go up hill.
I believe this trike originally comes with a handle for the parents to push with, but it was no longer with the trike when I bought it.


Nice shady park trail!


There he goes!



Concentrating so hard and looking so cute.

Uh-oh. Crash landing.

Video of the slide at the park: Wheeee!

Video: Look at him go!

I also have to share some cute things he has said lately.

1. We were out to supper last weekend and B-man ordered fish n chips. He offered Boo a hush puppy and about ten minutes later Boo says, "I wanna nother hush dog, please"!

2. We're trying to teach him appropriate responses to common social situations...like saying please and thank you and "God bless you" after someone sneezes. Yesterday morning I sneezed and I looked over at him and I could tell he wanted to say something in response but was having trouble figuring it out. So, I prompted him by saying, "What do you say after someone sneezes?" and he replied..."Gold fish!" It was too funny and very cute.

3. If you ask him if he's a big brother, he points to himself and says, "No, that's Grady"...hmmm.

4. And last but not least, when asked who Maggie is, he will most often point to my belly and respond, "Maggie's baby in mama's belly".

Update on Lil Bit's Nursery: BeBe sent me the curtains and they look so good! Thanks BeBe, Aunt B, and Aunt R! I got them hemmed on Sunday afternoon and they are now hanging in Bitsy's room. I also finished the painting I've been working on for her room as well. I have 2 lamps on her dresser (trying to decide b/w the 2...maybe I'll post a poll so you can help decide). I have ordered a few additional items to finish things off and they're on their way. I'm very eager to get it all together! I'll try to get some pics of the curtains up tonight or tomorrow. I've also been working on packing my bag to take to the hospital, which makes B-man happy. It's more fun to play around in her room, but I guess it is necessary to pack a bag of necessities for the big day.

That's all for now. Have a good day!