Josiah has done really well at sporting events lately. We’ve recently taken him to a few Houston Rockets games. With all the sights and sounds, we thought it just might be too much. We thought all the stimulation would make him extra bouncy. It doesn’t. He actually seems to enjoy it. I would even venture to say Josiah is an avid Sports Fan.
That is, until the last game. Here’s what happened.
We moved into our home almost 8 years ago. When we did, we bought a large kitchen table with 8 chairs to accommodate all 7 of us. They looked something like this. Within the first year, Josiah broke all 8 chairs.
Fortunately, they were all replaced FREE of charge before the year was out. Unfortunately, Josiah continued to break chairs.There is something about the sound of things crashing to the tile floor that fascinates him. Or maybe he just likes to test his strength. I’m not really sure.
Slowly, we began replacing chairs on an as needed basis.
Navigating a public restroom with Josiah is quite an experience. For starters, there is no urine deflector which means you’d better get out of the splash zone rather quickly.
I’ve often thought I should just teach Josiah to sit backwards. Having his legs wrapped around a public toilet seat is not something to encourage however. And so, we do the best we can.
If at all possible, we completely avoid public restrooms. But, if absolutely necessary, our visits go something like this…
Recently, there was a note from school that simply said, Josiah was quite mischievous today.
I captured 3 minutes of his life, moments after reading the note.
Almost every day after school Josiah goes for a ride of some sort. It used to be a ride on my bike but he has been too large to squish himself into the attached infant carrier for some time now. Rick recently removed it to deter Josiah from attempting to climb up on it.
The other options are to ride in the wagon or to ride in the van. Yesterday, we did both. My hope was the long wagon ride around the block with the dog in tow would satisfy Josiah. It didn’t. Moments afterward, as I was relishing the idea of resting on the couch for a quick breather, Josiah was at the back door, trying his best to unlock it to get outside.