When Mom's Away
Greetings to everyone.
This weekend is Rebecca's Reserve Weekend, so Xavier and I are "baching it."
We spent the morning playing Tinker Toys, Xavier's new favorite toy. Even Hot Wheels are forgotten when Tinker Toys are involved.
Xavier thinks that everything can be built with Tinker Toys. He'll watch the lawn guys mow the yard, then come and ask "How do you make a lawn mower with Tinker Toys?"
While watching a YouTube video of a wood chipper, he'll get excited, turn off the TV and run into Middle Earth and start building a wood chipper out of his Tinker Toys.
Two or three times a day, I hear the question "How do you build something with Tinker Toys?" Many things we have not attempted because we do not have enough parts, or the Toys are not the correct medium for the project.
We have made washing machines, driers, space ships, wood chippers, lawn aerators, street sweepers, refrigerators, fans, toilets and sewer systems, just to name a few things.
Not only does it show his love for his Tinker Toys (he spent half an hour in the bucket playing), it also shows how small Xavier still is.
Xavier Out Grows His Boots
Hello everyone.
This past weekend we had a lot of snow. On Saturday, Xavier and I suited up and spent several hours outside. We got a broom stuck high up in a tree. We made a huge snow fort. Once we finished the fort, we had a big snowball fight.
On Sunday, Rebecca took Xavier sledding. He came home very rosy-faced. His sunscreen wore off too soon, but he had a lot of fun. He met several other boys on the sledding hill and they played hard.
After dinner this evening, while Rebecca and I still sat at the table and talked, Xavier decided to be a little silly and "suit up" in Mom's boots.
First Bike Trailer Ride
Greetings to everyone!
Last month, Rebecca (along with the Tinker Toys and other swag) found a bike trailer at the 2017 MOPS sale. The most expensive item purchased that day, it amounted to $30. Not a bad price.
We had to order a part to connect the trailer to Rebecca's bike. It took two weeks to arrive. Xavier asked frequently during this time "when will it come in the mail?"
When the part arrived (a small set of parts: a axle mounted socket and its "Kotter pin"), the kit did not work with Rebecca's bike. She had researched it out, and it should have fit nicely. Alas, not so much.
This afternoon, Rebecca and Xavier (who has been longing to ride in the trailer, and has not forgotten about it, frequently asking when we can hook it up) went to a local bike store to see if they had a kit that would work.
Nope.
So, they returned home and Rebecca figured a way to make the kit we had work with her wheel. Xavier informed us that he "needs to help because it is hard."
A little work and Rebecca got the kit to work. It took a few tweaks, but finally the trailer attached to the bike.
Of course, the kit and trailer needed a road test. Xavier climbed in. Rebecca buckled him in. She lowered and secured the bug flap. Then off to the park half a mile away.
When they returned, I asked Xavier what he thought of it. "It's fun," he answered.
While we where getting Xavier into the trailer for the maiden voyage, Rebecca told me Xavier looked at helmets at the bike store. He favored a pink one with butterflies. I'm not sure how I feel about that, but I don't have to answer it now as they did not buy it.