Riding Bareback...and Barebutt

NeeNee and PaPa gave Asher a really cool Spin & Bounce Pony for his birthday. You'd never guess it from its name, but you can spin and bounce around on it. You can also hook it up to the TV and play interactive learning games. It's been sitting in the box all this time, though, mostly due to the move and partly due to the fact that we are lazy parents. Last night, tired of looking at the box, I decided to finally put it together so there would be a much less tidy mess to look at.

Asher doesn't quite get the interactive games, yet...All he's mastered so far is getting on and off the horse, spinning it a little, and pushing the forward button on the handle that makes it skip to the next game. Stephen and I were getting a little frustrated because HEY this is a pretty cool toy, gosh, it would have been fun to have had neato toys like this when WE were little, and here was Asher, completely fascinated with climbing on, off, on, off, on, off and push-push-push-push-pushing the buttons. Stephen came this close to pushing Asher off the horse and climbing on himself, but I think he realized his butt is about the size of the horse and fun would not have been had if he made the attempt.

Asher is so excited about his new toy that after his shower last night, he came tearing out of the bathroom naked and climbed right on the horsey. I cringed a little, listening to his naked butt and private area squeak across the plastic, but he didn't seem to mind. I guess real cowboys don't need clothes. He does need a hat, though, and then he could be the new naked cowboy. I certainly think Asher is much cuter, don't you?