BUM kids recently held a Trike A Thon. His teachers told me that he was trying to say the word "helmet". In the excitement that Avery has learned a new word, we found a bike helmet to let him play with at home. Avery decided that his trike is a "motorcycle" and enjoys scooting around on it (he can't reach the pedals yet) with his helmet in place.
The interest in helmets evolved in an overall interest in motorcycles altogether. Since the weather finally has warmed up, Avery is noticing more people riding their motorcycles. We passed a parked motorcycle in the Wal-Mart parking lot in which Avery threw a fit that we didn't stop the car for him to look at it. Maybe someday he will enjoy riding a real motorcycle.
