Yesterday Bonnie called and said her grandson wanted to go for a walk with me today. I said okay. She suggested walking up to the Fountain Hill playground.
Megan dropped them off about 9:30 and away we went. The child thought we were just going for a walk. The plan was out Broadway and back Delaware, but the 4-year-old had different ideas. First he'd run to the corner and then wait for us to get there. Then he'd run again. He didn't "walk" with us. So we wove our way to the playground. He made all the decisions. He had to hold Gigi's hand crossing Broadway and Delaware.
He ran ahead on Bergen street and stopped dead before the stop sign, turned around and pointed. "Gigi, can we stop THERE for a couple of minutes." Bonnie said, of course. It was all part of the plan.
He tried EVERYTHING. I even held his feet so he could do the monkey bars. He had run over to the swings when I noticed that the Zombie Rapid Response car was parked there. I've been trying to get a picture of it for weeks. It's a beat up old Dodge. I'm guessing early 60s cop car because of the wings.
The alarm on my phone had gone off. We had been there a half hour. The child loves cars. I asked him if he wanted to see a really cool car. He did. We were out of the playground.
We came back Delaware Avenue. Twice people stopped cars for us to cross. He thought that was cool. Coming down Bishopthorpe we saw the house above. Last time I walked past it the side wall was bowed. Now it's totally gone.
When we returned to my house, he left the dog out on the porch without his leash. "He wanted to go out". Thankfully I was able to get him hooked up before any other animal walked past. While we waited for Mommy to come back, the child asked for the cars. We went to get them and he used the dog as a freeway. The dog didn't mind.
Miles/Steps: 2+ I'm guessing because I lost my fit bit.
Bathrooms: closed
Weather: high 70s, sunny
Wildlife: Squirrels and a nest. It was his nature highlight
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