Have I mentioned that, at the peak of mowing season, we have about 8 hours of lawn mowing to handle every week? Just the two of us. Aaron and I take turns cutting what we can in the evenings and on weekends. Of course, with the bouncing baby thinking he needs to be into everything – that keeps the other one of us pretty tied up.
That’s how we knew it was time for chore training.
Using the trusty Tula (that was really only fun for about 5 minutes when Isai was tiny), I strapped the kid to my front. I hooked him up with some baby ear muffs – then, we were off.
He wasn’t entirely sure of what to think of his first go at mowing the yard. Generally, he loved holding onto the mower handles and acting like he was driving. A few of the faster moments made him uneasy but as long as we were slowly making circles in the backyard, he was happy.
We probably won’t make a regular thing of it – there’s a bit too much dust and pollen floating for my comfort having him in the middle of it all. But I love that we got to spend a little time together while getting some of the work done around here.
Farm kid for life.