Bloom and Sprout: May 2012

Hot God

Jasper loves his red "Hot Dog" shirt and if you ask him about it he'll tell you it says "Hot God".

It took all of two days for Jasper to decide to take his bike on "jumps" and balanced along thin concrete curbs. Now he is picking up his legs and coasting down hills, then crashing at the bottom because his bike, alas, has no brakes. I'm not sure where all this leads once you have a 2 year old who can ride a bike. The only thing I can think to do is to relegate him to the bike trail and keep him off the roads and sidewalks mainly because he is too fast for me on foot and doesn't possess the forethought to assess risks.

Mama's Day Hike

These hikes always feel so epic to us even though they are always ranked as "kid friendly" and "short". I could have sworn the website said this was going to be a 30 minute hike...Jasper did great though and was running full speed ahead for the entire first leg then after lunch he took a ride on Dad's shoulders for much of the way back with some bursts of energetic exploration here and there.

Showing me a rock... one of many along the way!

Pre-Bike


We are so glad to have discovered the "Pre-Bike" which is a tiny bike sized for toddlers but without pedals!

We had a homemade version of this bike for Will but it was too big for a 1-2 year old.

Two Years Old!

A birthday present from grandma which has already gotten a LOT of use! He also rode his new bike this afternoon-- a present from Great Grandparents McTott and Grandparents Seegert.