Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Daddy's Tractor

Calvin loves to help his dad mow the lawn, though I can tell you truthfully that I wasn't as excited by the idea. Even Eric paused before taking our little tyke onto his lap.

See, we have a riding mower, and hilly ground to cover. But the chance to sit on Dad's lap and ride a moving tractor is just too tempting for Calvin to just ask once. Now it's nearly standard procedure for him to ride along with Dad for a while each week.

He generally hums along with the sound of the bumping engine or chatters about things passing by. And it's usually a good half-hour before he accepts an offer to get down. His ride has ended early just once because he fell asleep!
Some people fall asleep while riding in cars ... some on lawnmowers.

2 comments:

Amanda said...

Our yard is not big enough to require a riding mower. So we have a push power. Nathan rode on Tim's back in one baby riding backpack things (hmm, must be too early for proper diction) during one mowing session and fell asleep. It was quite adorable. :)

Amanda said...

ps-Micah is a college friend of Tim's and mine. :)