When did Chase become a a little boy?
Driving home from work today, I made up my mind that I would take him to the park so Janie could have a break (aka prepare dinner, some break huh?). So he hopped on his 3-wheeler, which he is still too little to peddle but he loves to ride it and let mom and dad push, and we were off on our brief excursion. We stopped by the pond to say “Hello” to Chase’s friends (the ducks) and then across the street to the neighborhood park.
He headed straight for the slide. The first step up the slide is a tall one and I bent down to give him a boost like I have done many times only to find out I was no longer needed for assistance. He was at the top in no time.
At the top of the slide there’s a bar that runs across directly over his head. Without even a thought, he lunged forward, shot his arms up, grabbed the bar and began swinging himself back and forth like his hero Curious George (the sticker on his forehead is even from George). The kid has some serious upper body strength! We may very well be watching him in the 2028 Olympics as he brings home the gold in men’s gymnastics.
When it was time to head home I noticed a tree that would be great for climbing and I boosted him up to a little nook about five feet from the ground where he could get a good footing. It was like I unlocked a whole other world for him to explore. He just wanted to stay there looking up, his little brain soaking everything in. He pointed up and grunted a word that I deciphered as, “Up.”
I’m glad I remembered to take a shot from my cell phone of the first of many trees he will climb in his life. Chase is ALL BOY and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
