It is pretty normal for us to switch kids every Wednesday with the Taylor's. Today was Seth's day to go home with Josh, and JoHanna came home with Sam. Around 8pm I brought JoHanna home. It is never as simple as saying goodbye to one child and having my own hop in the vehicle to head home. We pull up and the moment all four get together, craziness breaks out. Before I know it, the time is 9:15pm.
Sam wanted to drive the red quad before the new owners picked it up. That gave the boys extra time to finish their 300 lap race. Seth stopped in the middle of the track and put his hand out to tell all to stop. "It is picture time!" Nobody else seemed as excited for picture time as Seth did. They wanted to keep going!
I love seeing them riding but sometimes they give me a heart attack. The track comes close to the back deck, the garage and on the other side of the pine trees that line the back yard is Cty Rd 88 which has a speed limit of 55 MPH. Seth approaches the bend in the track without slowing down too much. He has already crashed into their garage last year without being harmed. A mother's worst fear - a broken neck! "Slow Down" I yell out as he passes. The girls can't go very fast to begin with so I'm never really concerned with them. The worst thing they can do is run over a small pine tree and become stuck.
We finally get them to park the quads and motor bike (according to Sam). Next thing we know they come running out with frozen treats and head to the trampoline. You focus on getting two ready, and the other two take off. Then you focus on getting the other two ready and the ones who were ready snuck back into the garage to get more frozen treats. A day at the Taylor's is definately a Thumbs Up.
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