We have had the most excitingly delightful weather the last few days — summery during the day, so you can go outside in shorts and garden and play all day, then building to thunderstorms that water in everything you planted and make for nice sleeping. Who can complain about that? I wish it lasted all year long.
The other day, my youngest son took his ATV out for a ride around the circular drive in our neighborhood. Some of the little girls wanted a ride, and got their helmets. Here he is with his beautiful friend, Ivy. Isn’t this too cute for words?
NOTE: All the parents were looking on. My eldest son and Ivy’s dad wanted to hang cans (root beer, of course) from the back bumper of the ATV, and tape on a sign that said, “Just Married…” Are we meddling? 😉
Friends, enjoy your children — they don’t stay children long, and you miss them so much when they grow up and move away. Enjoy your friends — a man who has friends has riches, indeed. Enjoy the sunshine and a flower — God didn’t have to make these things beautiful, but He did. Why?
“… Because He loved us first.” (1 John 4:19)
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Great advice – to savor every moment with your children. It’s a type of friendship that goes through many phases – each worth nurturing. Great phtoo! 😉
Thank you! We are blessed…
It’s so brave for a child to ride like this — so charming, with a friend too! I’ve never seen one. It looks cool. Most kids here only cycle, or get taken in a car. Occasionally my son gets to ride a horse.
Hi, Janet — It’s actually not a real ATV – it’s a toy, like a Big Wheel with a motor, not one of the actual vehicles that the teenagers ride.
It goes fast enough to be fun, but not so fast that mom can’t intercept it if it’s going into the bushes! (We thought Ivy with her little helmet made it look very cute, though!)
Kim
Thanks for your explanation. I was really intrigued. I wonder which country that was to be ruled by free spirited kids! Lovely though.
We’re in the US, in Connecticut. We live in the country, so kids can be free to explore. You can’t see it in the photo, but there were 3 sets of parents and 2 additional adults watching the three little kids on the ATV! The kids’ “freedom” was very closely monitored (they don’t really rule, but we let them THINK they do!). Have a blessed day!
Cute picture 🙂