First time at the wheel

Before we went to the fireworks show (see post below), Jake met up at his buddy Andrew's place. Andrew, recently turned 3, showed off his new toy, a motorized Jeep.

For some reason, they let Jake -- now a driving expert after taking in his first-ever movie, "Cars," that very morning -- take a turn at the wheel.




What I love most about these photos is the complete dichotomy of these two: Jake couldn't be happier and Andrew -- who actually was working the gas pedal in some sort of "driving by committee" disastrous setup -- looks like he realizes that maybe, perhaps, this whole thing wasn't the best idea ever.

Final tally: One tree hit, a couple near misses but, thankfully, no injuries.