New Rides

Trying out his scooter for the first time

Right after we got home - swapping scooters

Emma on her new Scooter

On the back deck - So proud!


I LOVE this thing!!!

This weekend while camping both kids took a liking to our friend's scooters. Emma has been asking for one "for Christmas" for the last couple of months and Luke is always "borrowing" them from neighbor kids. This weekend was no exception! Luke continuously borrowed two of them and Emma did the same. Neither one knew how to ride and would try to ride but usually ended up just walking around with it. We got home Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon we went to Target and bought each kiddo a scooter. Within an hour, Luke had taught himself how to ride his, and Emma is now doing really well too. They love their scooters and take turns on each one. (Luke can't ride Emma's but likes to walk with it.) Emma is becoming more daring on hers and now even holds her leg up while riding so she can coast. They are both quite proud of themselves! We have the whole summer ahead of us and their scooters will be a fun addition to their outdoor toys!

We also invested in a helmet for Luke. I think last summer was the first year we had Emma wear a helmet but Luke tends to be our daredevil. He rides bikes/trikes down our (and neighbors) driveways with his legs up and gets going pretty fast. The other day, he rode his bike off the sidewalk and then he coasted down the neighbors driveway on their trike and put his feet down within 2 inches of hitting a scooter that was laying at the end of the driveway. (Had he hit it, I'm sure he would've taken a header over it!) He LOVES being outside and is all about "Bi" (bikes) as he calls them. It's fun watching him and his adventurous sprirt in the great outdoors!

I only have 2 days left with students and 6 days left of work... I can NOT wait to spend all summer with these two!!