A Real Little Boy...

Sam and I went to the park the other day. He was riding his trike, and as he careened down the little hill that is at the park's entrance, I thought to myself, "Oh good, he's made it past the part where he normally over-balances." BOOM! Child down, with trike on top. *sigh* I should have known better.

Scrapes: 2 (one knee, one elbow)

I got him calmed down and back on track to the playground. About 200 yards out, he hopped off his trike and went tearing off full tilt. I lost sight of him behind a building for a couple of seconds... and then hear wailing. *double sigh*

Scrapes: 4 (2 on one knee, one elbow, one palm)

After the appropriate amount of calming, he ran off to play, happy as a clam. He clambered around the play structure, and then went climbing on some nearby decorative rocks. I started to say, "Be careful!", when BOOM! Child down again. *triple sigh*

Scrapes: 6 (3 on one knee, 1 on the other, one elbow, one palm)

We finished playing 10 or 15 minutes later, and then came home.

Of course, once he noticed the scrapes...