Just Like The Big Boys

Since the beginning of cross-country season, NorthernToddler has been spending more time under the direct care of NorthernDaddy. That has been a lesson in patience (for both Toddler and Daddy)! Saturdays are the fun days - times to set out in search of trouble adventure. Last Saturday, visits were made to three separate playgrounds. NorthernToddler and Daddy wore themselves out with all of the running, climbing, and general nonsense.

Today, there were a few errands to run: a trip to the bank and a stop at Home Depot. Sitting at the bank's drive-through terminal, NorthernDaddy explained each step of how the pneumatic tube system worked to deliver papers to the teller. Toddler thought it was all pretty neat: the little capsule that shoots off through the tube with a mighty "WHOOSH", the video camera and mic that let the teller communicate, and -best of all - the two lollipops that came back to us in the capsule. (Odd, NorthernDaddy has been doing business at that branch for years, and has never received a lollipop....Toddler must be a real smooth kid to get two lollipops. Of course, Daddy had to steal one of the pops for himself!)

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The Home Depot was nearby, and Daddy had to pick out some paint chip samples so that he could decide on a color for the house's exterior trim - which is in very dire need of painting. As Daddy stood slack-jawed at the enormous selection of colors (tell me, just how many thousands of shades of WHITE does this world need?), Toddler passed the time comparing his grape lollipop to the purple paint chips. Turns out that his candy was somewhere between 'Purple Blanket' and 'Blackberry Harvest'. Good to know, isn't it?

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After the errands, it was time to head to the park. NorthernToddler decided that he wanted to wheel his trike around the paths near the playground. NorthernDaddy wanted to teach Toddler that he should be pedaling the trike instead of scooting it with his feet, so it was a rare moment when everyone's agendas somewhat matched.

Cruising Parking your ride - just like the big boys....


Daddy told Toddler that he could go up the ramp if he pedaled his way up. Of course, he tried!

No bike, no scooter, no skate. Just gonna hafta slide down!