Sit and Spin Fun

We went to the pumpkin patch about three weeks ago with our good friends the Boschees. The Boschees are very special friends for us... They were our first close friends in Washington and we have many, many memories of fun times with them. We had drifted apart for a year or two, but when the kids came to live with us that quickly changed. The Boschees have a daughter that is about a year and a half younger then Lynnae, and a daughter that is exactly two months younger then Charlie. And our kids have become best friends... So we have been enjoying a lot of time together as families. It has been very nice. One tradition we reignited this year was our pumpkin patch visit. We had so much fun, took a lot of pictures, (blog update will follow another time,) and then came back to our house for dinner. After dinner Natalie found Charlie’s Sit and Spin.

Mind you, Charlie has had this Sit and Spin since August. He saw it in Toys R Us with me, and it was a great bargain, so I picked it up. But he played with it for about two days and then it sat and collected dust. However, once Natalie brought it out... That was all over. Natalie and Charlie figured out how to get themselves both on... And proceeded to spin for about an hour! I think it actually worked much better because of the weight balance of two children instead of one. Charlie was having the time of his life steering, and Natalie was holding on under the steering wheel and squealing with joy. It was a great moment. After awhile... About an hour, which is incredibly long by toddler standards... Natalie wanted to get off, but Charlie was still steering. Eventually Natalie wanted to get off and started crying. Charlie looked at her with concern and tried to console her... While continuing to spin at the same speed. I think they got off shortly after that!

I am so happy that Natalie and Charlie have so much fun together. Charlie often tells me he is going to marry Natalie. I don’t think he even knows what that means... But I would be totally happy if that happened!