Learning To Ride

Big smile and wave as he passes Christmas lights.

If you notice the red fingers it was so cold but he didn't want to stop.

Ryder's grandma Barbara got him this 4wheeler, and it is his new favorite toy. He has had it for the last month or two but has just started to have fun on it. He doesn't know how to push the button to make it go, or steer. So for the last while Austin has been walking along side it and holding down and steering him through grandma and grandpas house. It is very fun for him...and very tiring for dad. Last week Austin changed the wiring so that he we could flip a switch and the thing will just go until we turn it off. We still have to help him steer but it is more fun for both parties because he knows that we are not helping him go. The older he gets the more independent he wants to be and it has been both fun and challenging to let his independence grow. We can only imagine what he will discover from day to day and we are loving every minute of it. We cant wait to celebrate his 1st birthday in a month. In our eyes it marks the closing of the "baby" chapter and we are prepared to have our parenting skills put to the test as we try to figure out how to parent a toddler and he figures out how to manipulate adults.