The best outside toy EVER!

About a 2 years ago I was with my children visiting a friend & her children & I noticed a toy they had in their garage. I asked what is that!? That is SO COOL! She told me her husband found it somewhere years ago......thus began my search for one just like it, expecting not to find one since it had been years since her husband purchased theirs. But to my amazement & DELIGHT, (thanks to all those crazy companies that send you millions of toy catalogs right around Christmas time) I found it last winter & bought it as a Christmas gift! So you're wondering WHAT IS IT!? It's a Whirly Wheel that I purchased from "Back to Basics Toys". I highly, highly recommend you get one if you have kids! (And secretly, I wish they made one for adults - I would LOVE to whirl around on one of those) It's superb for coordination & arm strength....the kids can turn in all sorts of directions. Olivia's challenge to herself was to whirl all the way up our sloped driveway in it.....what an accomplishment when she did acheive her goal!

Well, last week, Grandma & Grandpa Shingledecker visited us to help us out while John was on business travel. Little Gabrielle wanted to try the whirly wheel out again as she had many many times before....but this time with help from Grandma she got it going! Way to go G! I was SO impressed! That little girl has so much determination.....what a wonderful personality attribute. Your Mama is so proud (; Thanks Grandma for the help! I don't think I could have bent down that much, exerting that much energy with my big belly to help her.....

I can't wait to purchase the larger size one someday as Olivia is getting too large for the small one........ and I can only dream that it could bear my weight......

Ciao for now, jennifer j. s.