Just call him Flinstone

I don't remember if it was before he was born or before he was big enough to even sit up unassisted, but I bought Kale a plastic trike at a garage sale for $3. In the past week alone, I have gotten my $3 out of it in the form of pure joy on Kale's face. Pictures, although helpful, don't begin to really tell the full story of this boy and his trike. I will try to get some video and add it when I can...

He can't quite reach the peddles yet, so for now he does the "flintsone" method. Let me tell you, those feet can GO! Every once in a while he goes so fast that he runs over his own foot and will sit there stuck until someone helps him remember to back up. Also, note that his left hand is on the outside of the handlebars. That is his own technique and he consistently rides that way. Right hand correctly on the bars, left hand on the outside (to steer?). God love him!

He finds great joy in any downhill he can find. Around our house, there are plenty of steep downhills that we are hoping he won't yet brave. Its only a matter of time on those though. But for now he finds much joy in the little downhills. Yesterday, he discovered that on the downhill he can pick up his legs and go even faster....GREAT!

Oh, and remember the car that he so adored? He still loves his car, but now rides it all over the house like he is going over speed bumps. Its like he is practicing for ramping when he gets older. Instead of going around toys, he just tries to lift up the front of the car and go over them. We probably should start pricing car insurance for him now...