Radio Flyer

For Scarlett's birthday my parents surprised us with a new, old toy: a wood Radio Flyer.  I loved that thing!  I got it for my 2nd Christmas.  It got used sooo much growing up!  We would ride it outside, do tricks, James even perfected his power slide move around the kitchen counters!  It was pretty beat up.  So my parents decided to fix it up for Scarlett.  

They sanded and refinished the wood, repaired and repainted the plastic, found new wheels, made spacers for the axles, found new grips with tassels, etc...  It's beautiful!!!!!!!  Scarlett hasn't quite mastered how to ride it yet, but she's been using it as a walker around our living room.

Here's a side by side of me at 18 months and Scarlett at 12 months:

When Scarlett sat on it for the first time she surveyed all the components to see how they worked.  She touched all the screws and studied the wheels.  She did the same thing when her other grandparents gave her a jack-in-the-box for Christmas!  Were are so proud of our little enginerd!  

Before - pretty beat up:

After - so shiny and new:

I'm excited for her to make happy memories on this AWESOME bike like I did.  Thanks Mom and Dad!!!!!!!!!!!

PS - I know you are wondering... yes, I can still fit on it.... barely!