Well, I have to admit, I was hoping that I had at least a couple more years before I had to deal with this BUT my wonderful husband and all-of-a-sudden-not-scared-of-anything-anymore 3 year old son had other ideas. This past Sunday, while I was helping to give a baby shower for one of my best friends, Richie and Michael went to the lake with "Uncle" Paul. Well, after being perfectly content riding in the boat while Paul and Daddy took turns kneeboarding, Michael decided that he wanted to try too!! So, after riding around on Richie's back (while he just held on to the board like a float) he was ready to give it a go! Ugh. I soon got this picture coming thru on my phone!! Needless to say I was a little freaked, but figured he was just sitting on it. Thank goodness I didn't get the WHOLE story until I got home. No, he didn't just SIT on it - he RODE it! Richie set him up on it, showed him how to balance on his knees, tied the rope to the strap on the board, held on to the back to keep it balanced, and Uncle Paul took off!! Richie said they literally rode FOREVER before Michael got tired!! Now, all Michael wants to do is go to the lake!! I think Richie has created a monster!!! :-)
(P.S. Sorry about the poor quality of the photo - it was taken from the boat with a cell phone!!)
