Our Newest Driver

Skateboard day (here) convinced me that Leia needed a wheeled vehicle of her own so she could hang out with the big kids. A kiddy-sized skateboard would have been cute, but I didn't want to be responsible for the injuries you know would have followed; a tricycle was my next thought but, although she's wearing size 3 clothes, 20-month old Leia isn't quite ready for that yet.

But this - was a huge hit. (If you click to enlarge the picture, you can see her bling flower sandals.) From the minute the parts came out of the box, Leia was in love with her car.

We had trouble keeping her out of it long enough for Dick to put the whole thing together (and it fought him the entire way; it wouldn't have been an easy job, even without a 4-year-old helping and a 1-year-old supervising.) When he took a break to run home for a bigger hammer (Isn't that every guy's motto? "If at first it doesn't work, just find a bigger hammer.") I gave in and let Leia ride. There's no door and the steering wheel didn't work but she didn't care. Foot power and grandma steering got her where she wanted to go.
This thing is going to be hours and hours of entertainment for Leia. She's absolutely enthralled with her Cozy Coupe. Almost too much so. When Miles leaned in too close to the car, Leia smacked him in the eye. Poor Miles; he's so sweet and gentle with Leia, it never even occurred to him to retaliate.

When we left, Matt was trying to herd the kids inside and Leia was putting up a fuss at being separated from her treasure. I bet Dick that the car would end up inside along with Leia, rather than in the garage as planned. I won.