Watch Out!

Hayden has officially learned to drive the golf cart.  She has always used the steering wheel but she has not ever done the gas and brakes.  She just kind of taught herself yesterday and she is so excited about it.  She took Aunt Kim for a ride all the way down the driveway.  Aunt Kim says that she is a very careful, cautious driver...Thank goodness.  I bet once she gets the hang of it, she will try to see how fast she can go.  That's what I would do anyway!  I mean that is what makes it fun.  Right?  Gracie wants to learn to drive too, guess we will have to let her start out with sitting in our laps and turning the steering wheel too!  It is amazing how fast they learn things.  Her legs are nowhere near long enough to reach the gas and brakes, so we should all be safe.  However, Colton is the one I am worried about.  I bet if you took your eyes off of him for one second and the keys were in it and ready to go...he would be taking off across the yard!  He still has no fear of anything, hopefully that will change as he gets older.  Hayden took Gracie, Colton and Princess for a very slow, short ride around the yard.  Don't worry Daddy, Pop and Grandmama were all right there with them.  It felt so strange as I looked out my kitchen window and my little girl was driving around.  She isn't supposed to be that big yet!!!  Grandmama was in total amazement that she could drive it.  She said that most 6 year olds can't do things like that because their parents don't teach them or take the time with them to do it.  Then she went on to tell Hayden that her Daddy has lots of patience and that is why he is so good at teaching her to do things.  I thought that was an awesome compliment and so did Mark!  He is very good at teaching them new things and more outside things...like hog hunting, skunk hunting and driving golf carts....because lets be honest Mommy isn't going hog hunting and skunk hunting.  I could teach them to drive but well I don't tend to have as much patience as Mark does.  We are both good at teaching different things.  I love to see the excitement in Hayden's eyes when she learns something new, it melts my heart!