Kyle at the Airport & Adventures in Toddler Toys

Today we flew from SLC to LV. We had a little extra time at the airport, so we visited the little airport playground on the A concourse. This was Kyle's first visit to the play area and he just loved it! The first thing that he did was run over to this little basketball hoop and start picking up the blocks on the floor and throwing the blocks through the hoop.






He alternated between the basketball and this little lawnmower that made popping sounds when it's pushed:

Unfortunately, we did have to leave the playground eventually to catch our flight (and to get a clean diaper on before we boarded the plane.) As you can imagine, this was not a popular decision with Kyle. If you would like to picture the look on his face when I picked him up and put him in his stroller, check out the "squareface" picture below when I took him out of the little car at Smith's!

I haven't gotten a chance to download the pictures off my camera yet but I'll try to do that tonight or tomorrow. I took some cute shots of Jeff and I putting together the Police Patrol Car Cozy Coupe. Or, I should say, attempting to put together the Police Patrol Car. The people at Little Tikes have a sick sense of humor. Apparently, they think it's funny to make the hard molded plastic pieces impossible to fit together....as if parenting a toddler wasn't enough to drive one insane at times to begin with. Anyway, I'm glad we didn't wait until the night before Christmas to attempt this. It wouldn't have been pretty. I mean, I can understand if I, a 125-pound weakling, couldn't put together a toy car. But Jeff had as difficult a time as I did, and he's someone who lifts weights, runs six miles for fun, and often arrests people who do not wish to be arrested. He's tough! We spent over an hour dinking around with the Cozy Coupe, getting more and more frustrated with the inflexible parts and incomprehensible directions that were printed in six languages and probably didn't make sense in any of them. I think we're contemplating just getting Kyle a real police car being sold at auction since it already comes pre-assembled. Come on, Little Tikes. Give us parents a break!

Here's what the ad SHOULD say:

Little Tikes Police Patrol Car! Hours of fun for your kids!*

(*Parents not pictured; they're currently in mental lockdown)


So, I'm off now to Google "Assembly Secrets Little Tikes Cozy Coupe." Wish me luck!