Vroom Vroom

James’ first words were “vroom vroom” {if that counts}.  His most often used words today are ‘car’ and ‘truck’.  Every car ride, I hear ‘car’ and ‘truck’ about 50 times as he points each and every one out.  He knows the difference between the two.  And he knows what a pickup truck is, and that that’s what Daddy drives.  So, what could be cooler than going to see Grandpa’s cars?

Lucky Lynyrd came along for the ride, too.

Like grandfather, like father, like son… The Helfers walked around the garage.

These aren’t just any cars.  They’re a Turbo Porsche.

And a GT2 Porsche.  Both that make for one toddler with a swagger.

Grandpa let James try out the yellow Porsche first.  His face said, “Could this be true?”

Then, he jumped right into character and “vroom vroom”ed in park.

He gave the Turbo a good inspection.

{And as much as we love Lynyrd, he totally ruined this next picture!  Justin and I love when James squats down like this}

Then he wanted to jump right back in, but this time with Daddy.

Lynyrd and James tried out the GT2 next.

Then Grandpa set James up for a better view so, they could make funny faces through the window.

And press every button.

He has not yet learned to keep his eye on the road.  Guess we’ll work on that in the next 15 years.

After that, James ran around the driveway as if he could drive all the cars, babbling his own language .  He also tried to walk Lynyrd.  I think he thought he was an adult for a little bit.

Thank you, Lisa and Andy, for having us over.  And thanks for such a fun day!