Miller Family

Tuesday was the official Pioneer Day.  Jaron had the day off from work.  With the idea of doing something fun together as a family, we took the kids on their first motor ride that wasn't in our yard (Hudson on his little dirtbike, Savannah on her own little 4 wheeler, Jaron on his dirtbike and me and Avynlee on a 4 wheeler).  We parked the pick up and enclosed trailer on the intersection by Coy and Emilee's house and unloaded.  Savannah apparently had forgotten how to steer (what???).  She almost went into a canal, but stopped and corrected and did better the second half of the ride.  Hudson did great.  We went up past George and Linda's house and headed toward the sand dunes.  It wasn't our intention to actually get to the sand dunes, but the Crapo's have good farm roads to ride along (and beautiful green and golden hills of grain).  Once it started getting too sandy, we turned around because Hudson's training wheels were not conducive to the sand.  Back at the trailer, Jaron rode his dirtbike up and in and Hudson just followed right up (he had never done that before, and was never given permission to try).  His front tire went off the ramp and he was luckily caught by the cables that pull the ramp up.  I was a ways back and yelled for Jaron who had his back to the situation.  He quickly put his bike down and rescued his son.  Hudson slowly walked down the trailer ramp with big tears in his eyes and came to my comforting arms.  He was pretty shaken up.  I thought well, I hope he learned a little something about being more careful...I'm obviously so glad he wasn't hurt.

Fast forward to the next day (so far in the future, I know).  I am driving Hudson over to play at Creed's house and pass the intersection where we had parked yesterday.

SAVANNAH: There's where we parked yesterday.
ME: Yep.  That was a fun ride, huh?
HUDSON: Savannah was scared to ride her 4 wheeler.
ME: and you were scared when you almost went off that ramp.
HUDSON: No I wasn't
ME: yes you were
HUDSON: No I wasn't
ME: I should hope you were.  If you tell me you weren't scared, that tells me you didn't learn about being careful and I won't be able to let you ride anymore. 
HUDSON: fine.  I did a tiny gasp.