The car incident

The brand new car

Pretty quiet week for the little one. We went to a neighborhood "National Night Out" gathering on Tuesday evening to get to know some our neighbors - it's a crime prevention thing. It was pretty uneventful except for the one little incident that seemed to irk the daughter. Remember the new car that I told you about? - yeah, the one she's obsessed with - well, I managed to rig something up so that we could pull her in it like a wagon (it's now decorated with red and silver curly ribbons hanging from it). Well, she just thought she was the bees knees and was tickled to death that she was still able to be in her car and not at home. You know, I had a niggle in the back of my brain that said 'maybe you shouldn't take it' but, I did anyway. Fast forward a bit and imagine a STRANGER getting in her car..... The look on her face was priceless! She was completely frozen in place and you could see the look of disbelief on her face. I was able to distract her during this little bit of stress but it didn't take long for her emotions to take over the second time the little girl tried to get in - Aanika showed herself a bit and she managed to give the little girl a shove! All of us adults were snickering a bit, waiting to see the outcome. It turned out to be a non-event but it was a good chance for her to have a lesson in "sharing" - even when it's your most prized toy.

Today we're loading up the bikes and heading to Houston and will be riding one of the trails that is quite popular. Should be a fun day! We had a cold front come through last night so it should be a nice day for riding....it's only gonna be in the low to mid 90's.