Adventures in Pictures: The Pink Scooter

This is Rox’s pink scooter. It was given to him as a hand me down when he was a toddler. And it’s currently his only set of wheels, since his bike was stolen right after we moved to our new neighborhood. Who would steel a baby bike on training wheels you ask? Ass-holes.

We moved into this fabulous area earlier this summer and had yet to scope out our new backyard on foot. So right after breakfast, I decided to pack the baby in the Becco, slip on my Campers and take Rox, his energy and his scooter on a site seeing neighborhood adventure.
I  also gave Rox key words of the day- “curious” and “intriguing” in which we discussed and pointed out things that related, to our curious journey.  Our walk came to a halt at a cute outside Greek cafe where Rox made a friend, and sister finally woke up interested in chasing pigeons.
 You should know that I rein from the state where everything is bigger, and this year my city was ranked the #1 coolest city in the nation by Forbes. I have to admit its pretty damn awesome!
Don’t be jealous. I snapped some pics to include you in our adventure. And whether you live in an urban city like we do or in a rural suburb- beauty is all around us and there is  much to learn from our surroundings! You just have to create the adventure!

Enjoy! Des.

 

Avy's Lavish Birthday.

This past week was The Princess' first birthday. And for the past 2 weeks prior to it I gave Martha Stewart a run for her money making every damned thing I could from scratch. A stress inducing experience with so many rewards once I was able to shake my groove thing at the end result. Kind of like labor, which seems fitting since it after all was my BIRTHday, which in itself is a whole other story. =)

Amtrack in our backyard.

We live about 4 blocks down from train tracks. They're not so close to where our house trembles every time it passes but definitely close enough to hear the horn and wheels beating on the tracks at 5am. We constantly get caught by the train and brother always asks to roll the windows down to hear it pass.
So this morning, bright and early..and I do mean BRIGHT and EARLY...Brother and I had breakfast and a long stroll on the tracks.
Being 10 feet away from a mega machine with an 88 car load was completely fascinating. The sound. The visual. The intensity.
I've always supported Brothers fascination with trains. I mean seriously you really gotta support your kid to sit through an episode of Tomas the Train, which in my opinion makes me feel like a zombie. Talk about one of the most boring kids shows! But today's experience was exact opposite. It was exciting and I know it was one he learned from. We both did.
So next time your running late and get caught in traffic because the longest train in the world is passing by, turn that annoyed frown upside down, roll down your windows and enjoy the CHOO-CHOO's!

Railroad finds.