Rocket Boy!

It's amazing how something goes from an okay toy to temper-tantrum-if-you-take-it-away. That's especially true now that Xander is learning to make gravity work for him instead of always against him. Behold the Retro Rocket!



Xander used to sit and push with his feet for a couple of steps, get up and push it for a couple of steps and then just take off without the rocket. Now that he's figured out that the driveway is sloped, he is having much more fun. I didn't get any great videos, but he sits down and pushes until he rolls. Then he gets his little feet kicked up in the air. Chris or I wait on the sidewalk to stop him before he flies into the street and Xander has a little giggle fit. Then he gets off and pushes the rocket up into the garage to start over. He used to stop on the driveway but the rocket would roll away before he could sit down and there would be crying involved. I'm glad he figured out how to fix that himself.

And don't worry, he doesn't usually run into the truck and he was fine.