New Fun

This is the new fun thing. A jeep! A bright pink Barbie Jeep! :) And it is so fun. Our wonderful friends the Fords handed it down to us last week. They purchased it for their 3 year old daughter as an incentive to get potty trained and it worked. And they enjoyed it for over 5 years now and last week it became ours to enjoy for many more years to come. Pete was dying to drive it the night we got it but we needed to buy a battery. Then the battery needed to be charged for 18-24 hours. So, we had it up and running Saturday night and it was a blast. Apparently it is even a little faster than normal jeeps due to some rewiring on the Fords part!

Pete was a little scared at first. It actually has some pep to it and can be a little loud while running. He drove a little in the driveway with P. running beside him and got out. I was nervous it wasn't going to be as big of a hit as I thought it was going to be. So I got in, very carefully, and drove Pete around. He liked that. Jamie did too. She loved watching us race around here and laughed the whole time. Like hysterically laughed. Then I drove Jamie around. She loved it. LOVED it! She laughed, giggled, waved, bounced and pointed. That little girl, she is going to be such a daredevil someday. That juiced up Barbie Jeep will be doing jumps and going off cliffs when she gets behind the wheel.

We had a great idea. Put the jeep in low gear and see how Pete liked it then. It worked. Perfect speed for him. He drove it by himself for at least 20 min. It was so nice to have the field next door and the large driveway to drive in.

Here are the pictures. What a fun experience. And what fun memories we will have in the future. And what a great gift to receive from our friends. Thank you to our dear friends the Fords for this fun new addition. The kids love it and we can't wait to have you over so you can see the kids live in action! Tonight we are going to wash it and take it back out for a spin!