jan’s most prized possession
it’s been a taxing week, and an equally hectic one awaits. so let me take a break and photo-blog my favorite subject instead: my little daredevil.
“i want to have a laufrad (lauf=walk, rad=wheel, go figure the correct translation yourself!), exactly like that of mia’s!”. mia, a mate from the kinderkrippe, got hers as a birthday gift early in february. after six weeks of asking, jan got his “from the easter bunny”. we wanted to make sure it’s not gonna end up as another white elephant in the basement, like his tryke. but he has been in love with it. just after two sessions, he was driving faster than i could jog-walk. he loves careening down inclines and prides with being able to drive it alone. i’m using the word “drive” loosely, since actually, this…thing… does not have pedals, you literally have to walk and use your feet to go forward. but, don’t let that deceive you; it can go really fast, much faster than jan could ever go with a real bike. we have to pump our legs just to keep up with him!
knowing what a daredevil jan is, we got him a helmet. he has learned to accept that he can drive his beloved laufrad only with a helmet on.
the best places to let him go and run free? parks, early in the morning, when it’s not so crowded yet. or on tracks in forests, or out on open fields.
here, jan is taking a break, picking at the weeds that have sprouted early this month in promise of spring. … which brought in more rain than a two-year old bike-aficionado cares for. wish the weather would lighten up, so jan can go vrrrrooooom again!
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18 Responses to “jan’s most prized possession”
April 27th, 2005 at
ang cuuuteeee ni jan with bike and helmet. which reminds me…raine wants a bike too! at their age, stage nga yata ng bata to want go broommmm! (B akin di V, tagalog version ga!)
he he
April 27th, 2005 at
typical german jan love his bike & biking,hehe such a cuty!:)
April 27th, 2005 at
and just this morning we were ‘talking’ about daredevils…ngeks! it’s in the genes
love the weed-picking shot. mukhang nagmumuni-muni
April 27th, 2005 at
cute ni jan! a future heartbreaker! i saw a picture of his in justice’s page, ang haba naman ng eyelashes niya! inggit! jan, jan..pakurot pwede?! hehehe ^o^
April 27th, 2005 at
hay naku di ba si steven nakatanggap ng ganyan sa bday nya? ayun nakakatawa kasi hinahanap yung pedal hahaha.
April 27th, 2005 at
i like his first picture, with the mischievous smile on his adorable face!!! mukhang naughty boy talaga!!! kakaaliw!
April 27th, 2005 at
pano mo nakunan ruth, ng di ka tinatakbuhan?
cute ng anak ko ha
April 27th, 2005 at
looks like you have the next lance armstrong there, ruth!
April 28th, 2005 at
ang sarap gawan ng scrapbook layout yung photos ni jan! cadillac-ad pala yan ano! hehe
April 28th, 2005 at
glo, this is not a real bike. walang pedal yan. jan still can’t figure out yung may pedal kaya yung tryke nya, nakatambak lang sa basement. maybe you can get raine yung may trainer wheels muna…
cheH, annabanana: thanks! mana sa… tatay
justice: pinamumuni-munihan ang kanyang next mischief!
rhada, it’s supposed to be good for developing coordination and balance. hehe, mag-warm up ka na, maya maya, hahabol-habol ka na rin kay teban liit!
buttgirl: hay naku sobra. still pic pa lang, mischievous na! imagine pag live sya! waaaah!!!
jing, you’re back!!! o ano, kelan ka magb-baby sit? hehehe…
aprillassy, tamang-tama, he’s retiring, right?
xtine, mismo! hanggang imahinasyon lang yung scrap layouts ko… idikit nga lang sa albums, di ko pa magawa eh! hehehe…
April 28th, 2005 at
What a cutie!
April 28th, 2005 at
Hey I found out from the gym there is a group “workout” called cyling… over 30 bikes in the auditurium. A trainer and music, di ako sumali baka papaluin lang ako .. bagal ako eh but we are eyeing a bike second hand lang.
If I were you get a pair of roller blades with helmet and bum padding pa
para mahabol mo agad si J,
sus nandito ako sa bansa na mga outdoor freak ang mga tao!
April 29th, 2005 at
thanks, tin!
sha, biking in an auditorium?!? isn’t that taking away the fun in biking? me, roller blading? hm, why not?
May 3rd, 2005 at
Thanks for visiting my blog. Cute nga ng baby mo. Like my kids, excited sa mga toys kapag bago lang, then nakatambak na sa basement.
May 3rd, 2005 at
CUTE! Buti pa kayo you have huge parks there for the kids to play around in. Dito meron din pero… scary!
May 4th, 2005 at
hi ruth! laki na pala ni jan. gwaping pa rin. how time flies, ano?
May 5th, 2005 at
Hmmm… a laufrad. I don’t think I’ve ever come across one of those, but it makes more sense to start kids off on those rather than real bikes.
Jan’s grown so much already! I can still remember pictures of him when he STILL couldn’t walk!
May 5th, 2005 at
Cute son on a ‘laufrad’ (the toddlers here love ‘laufrads,’ too). Thanks for visiting my blog the other day. God bless!