Happy Tuesday,

We have reached the end of June and Independence Day is upon us. I started the celebration this past weekend by taking my two boys to the Waterbury 4th celebration, always held on the Saturday prior to the actual date. We spent a good four hours in the Rusty Parker Park watching the parade and letting the boys be boys. After frolicking, we went home only to return to Waterbury in the evening for fireworks. For the third time this week, they got to stay out well past their bed times.

Saturday was such a hit that we decided that Sunday would best be spent on the road and out of the house. As it was a wet and dreary day, my wife and I decided that that shopping that we had been ignoring should be done, and we found ourselves in and out of department and home goods stores preparing for our upcoming camping vacation. We came across a bicycle in one of the stores. My oldest, soon to be six, had tricycles and scooters but not a bike to this point in his life. We decided it was time and the look of joy, ecstasy even, that crossed his face when we said we’d buy him a new bike, was one of those moments parents live for. Happy with his new toy, he rode the bike in the store to the check out counter and after we paid for it and a new helmet, to the car.

Sunday evening, while it was still raining out, he spent all the time he could riding circles around our small one bay garage. We all wish at times that life could be that simple and we should all find that activity we enjoy that can bring us the joy of a five year old with a new bike.

Thanks for reading, and keep in touch.

Jon
jon@smalldog.com