all geared up

knee pads---check

elbow pads---check

wrist protection---check

Today I felt like a dorky mom with dorky kids.

Chris and Nate wanted to get out their roller blades that they got for their birthday last year. What a great idea! After 10 minutes of 'roller blade prep' they were both ready to go. They shuffled around like newborn foals.

The boys thought it was great. But across the street, down the other sidewalk, came a neighbor family. One on old-school roller skates, one on a metal scooter (actually riding down the middle of the street with no hands on the handlebar!) and 2 others on kid scooters. Not a helmet or pad in sight. And you know what? They looked like they were having a heck of a lot more fun than my boys in all of their armour.

Ah, the good old days.