The Second “Car”

Introducing Sean’s new “ride”…..

When we were trying to figure out our move over here we chose to find a place nearby work that would allow Sean to either walk or bike most days. We had decided we’d buy our family car and then see how things went.

Well, he was pretty set on getting a bike. That is until we went to Esther and Lance’s house on Christmas Day. Rachel and Lance had gotten new scooters for Christmas and apparently that sparked a new idea in Sean’s mind. A few days later he told me he’d really been thinking about it and decided that he wanted to get a scooter rather than a bike. To be honest it kind of took me by surprise, but he had me with his logic. You see in England you never know what the weather is going to do. It could start out raining and then be sunny or vice versa. A scooter that he could easily fold up and throw in the back of the car if he needed a ride home from work would be much easier to handle than a bike.

And so we ordered a scooter. The day it arrived had everyone so excited, I mean the kids were just as stoked about the fact that now Dad could scooter with them.

 

And you know what? We are a month in and that scooter has been super dependable. I’ve only had to take him to work once so far and that is saying something in the middle of winter. I try to ignore the fact that he tells me he can make it home in five minutes. I mean I’ve walked to and from the office with the kids and if he’s doing it in five, he’s flying. So I’ll just continue to pray for his safety and coordination.

But it’s been fun for me to watch the kids have so much fun going for a scooter ride in the park whenever we can (big and small, his inner kid definitely comes out on that thing).

 

The cutest little scooter brigade I ever did see!! We highly recommend scooters.

P.S. Benson and I have ridden the scooter together (strapped in the baby carrier of course, I won’t mention the strange looks we got) and he definitely approves….