Will's Gator

I gave in to Will and Jerry and we got Will a John Deere Gator ride-on toy this week.  Will had been saving his money to buy one (he had $8 saved up).  We found a used one on Craigslist (though it was a bit more than $8) and we rode toward Pittsburg to pick it up.  Will was of course incredibly excited to finally get his Gator.  He was less than thrilled however about paying the toll to get there.  Grandma Margie had given him two more dollars toward his Gator before she left and Will had put them in the kitchen drawer to save.  We pulled them out to take with us as we left and ended up using them to pay the tolls in each direction.  Well when Will noticed that we had used those two dollars at the toll he questioned it and said he wanted them back.  Despite our best efforts to explain that we had to spend those dollars to get his Gator, he broke down into a huge crying fit.  He said he hated tolls and that they stole his money and he wanted it back!  I knew he was upset so I didn't let him see me laughing but it really was hilarious.  I've wanted to do the same thing at toll booths before (in particular the time we spent $15 in tolls in New Jersey!)

Fortunately the toll money was forgotten once he got to enjoy riding his Gator.  It was the attraction of the neighborhood when he started riding it (even though Colton across the street has one just like it!)  At one point that evening we had eight kids riding various things around the yard!  It was really fun though a bit scary to watch the near misses!

Even the dogs enjoyed a ride.  Josie didn't stay in long before she
jumped out but Napoleon rode the whole time.  I think he enjoyed
surveying his territory without walking the whole way!