Scooter

When we visit other people's homes who have kiddos around Raf's age, we're always struck by Raf's lack of toys. He does have a lot of trains but seems a bit lacking - especially in outdoor toys. I think the lack of doting grandparents nearby doesn't help. This morning, after gym class and a quick breakfast at Panera to feed Raf's hardworking muscles, we popped to a toy store to pick something up for the Poppet. I think mum was planning on buying him a scooter for his birthday, but we saw one today and thought we'd treat him. My biggest worry was that Raf would refuse to wear a helmet. He hates his old one, and of course that is miles too small now. Indeed we had to buy him a helmet for 5 year olds and up.

Much to our delight, when we got home with scooter and new helmet Raf actually put on the helmet himself and we didn't have to tie him down to fasten the strap. Wow. He had such a fun time going around the block, except that he wasn't into propelling it forward himself and instead had one of us push him most of the way!! I'm sure he'll get the hang of it quickly. I went for a little lie down later in the afternoon and I believe he had Rich out there again going around the block.