1st Motorcycle Ride

Let me preface this by saying that Jayden LOVES motorcycles! I can't say that it's a "new" fetish as he's always seemed to like anything that moves, but in the last 6 months or so he's become obsessed with motorcycles. If he sees any on the road, he gets so excited and calls them by color... "Look, Mama! Black motorcycle!! See it?". He's like a kid in a candy store. He knows each and every motorcycle at our apartment complex and if one is missing from its parking space, he'll ask me where it went. Any time we go to a toy store or Target, he'll ask if he can get a motorcycle. Luckily the little Matchbox ones suffice and it's great since they are inexpensive...and let me tell you that he's got quite the collection now. I think it's his mission to at least have one in every color available and then some.

So, when we went to visit my friend Rachel and her family for their oldest son's 3rd birthday party last weekend and he saw her husband, Brandon, come inside with his helmet and gloves on, he flipped! I think Brandon became his new best friend instantaneously. He was gracious enough to let Jayden walk around wearing his helmet and gloves (which I wish I would have gotten pictures of as it was hilarious!!)... and he even took us down to his motorcycle and let Jayden have a "ride" on it (no, he didn't actually drive anywhere on it). Jayden got to turn it on and give it some gas, he got to turn the lights on, and pretend to drive. To say that he was in heaven was an understatement. I don't think I've ever seen him so purely happy ever. He was like a kid at Christmas... but even better. Jaxson even got to sit on the motorcycle which he thought was pretty cool too.

Needless to say I think that Jayden is going to have motorcycles on the brain for a while... he already has mentioned that he wants a motorcycle birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. Haha!