For the past couple of years, Calvin has been wanting to get the girls a Gator. Last year I talked him out of it by saying that they were too little. This year I thought that it actually might be a good idea, considering Aubrey loved driving her friend Hannah's jeep. That and they are a year older. He got a good deal on it and gave it to them for Christmas. They were so excited! It of course had to be put together, which was very hard for them to patiently wait for. Chloe was by his side every few minutes asking if she could drive it yet. Once it was put together, they weren't quite sure why they had to wait even longer to drive it while the battery charged. Needless to say, it's been a good play toy for them in the basement, where it's been since Christmas. While it's fun to play on, I was ready for it to go outside where it belonged. On Sunday, it was actually pretty nice out. There wasn't any wind and it wasn't bitterly cold. The battery was fully charged, so Calvin decided to take it outside and let the girls drive it. They had a blast! Aubrey is very good at driving, while Chloe has not quite figured out which direction to turn the steering wheel. Good thing it doesn't go very fast - I can walk faster than they can drive. (Calvin has them locked out of the second gear.) Both are pretty excited for summer to come when they can be out on it more. I'm excited to have them help me pick up sticks in the spring. Hopefully having it will be more incentive for them to help me.
