Darren's, Heather's, and Gavin's adventures: Gavin's new toy (key word: Gavin's)

Darren's, Heather's, and Gavin's adventures

Open up the door and take a journey with Heather the Hillarious, Gavin the Gifted, and Darren the Dashing. Will Master Dare slay the witch with his X-wing? Will Gavin want a pet lion? Will Heather's aim hold true? Find out as we enter Through the Wardrobe.

March 13, 2006

Gavin's new toy (key word: Gavin's)

The other day, during a game a chance, Gavin acquired a Plasma bike. It's the fastest ever built, and he didn't have to hurt anyone for it. The problem I see with this bike is it has no pedals. Now, how are you going to ride a bike with no pedals? The way this "toy" is made is a little different. You power it by turning the steering wheel back and forth. It works. Adult tested and kid approved!

Saturday we were outside and playing around. Gavin had his "toy", but didn't quite sure how to work it. To help him out, mommie had a revolutionary idea. She was going to ride it with Gavin down the driveway. Although she looked funny, she got the point across to Gavin. Gavin then went on several runs all by himself. Well, I couldn't be left out. I gave it a try down the driveway. It's pretty neat! Though, I kept losing control. (Control! Control! You must learn Control!) The three of us kept taking turns riding this thing.

As fun as this all sounds, there's a word to the wise. Everything has a weight limit. I found out what that limit was. This plasma toy held up Gavin and Mommie, Gavin by himself, and Daddy by himself. The last run for the day Gavin wanted to ride with Daddy. We got out of the gate pretty quickly. We shot down between both cars. We were 3 feet away from finish. It was looking good for the home team. POW! We blew the rear tire. Actually, it popped off. All I knew was my butt was riding the ground. Gavin kind of rolled down my leg. He just looked at me with the look saying "You idiot! You broke my toy, Dad." I'm glad he couldn't say that phrase. I just looked down at him and said, "Gavin, you need to lose weight." The weight limit of us together was too much.

Don't worry. I was able to fix the tires, and it's running good. Parents, let this be a lesson to you. No matter how cool your son's toys are, please let the small kids enjoy them. Us big kids need to find other ways to entertain ourselves. Here's a photo Heather put together.

posted by Dare @ 10:45 AM

2 Comments:

At 11:36 AM, Anonymous said…

Yet again...You make me laugh!
At 7:08 PM, G. said…

Why is it that us men ALWAYS revert back to children in the presence of cool toys?

Good luck Gavin. I'd hide your toys if I was you...LOL.