Yesterday afternoon Sophie accompanied me on the pre-BBQ grocery run, and when we got home there were 5-6 girls ranging in age from 5-9 standing on their scooters in front of our house, talking. Sophie immediately wanted to join in the fun, so we unloaded the groceries with all due haste, got her helmet and elbow pads on and ran back out.
I hovered casually in the background as she scootered up to the gang and adopted the "talk" stance. I couldn't hear what words were exchanged but pretty soon they were engaged a game of scooter hide-and-seek on our cul-de-sac, with Sophie racing as fast as she could to keep up with the bigger girls. She wiped out once after going a little too fast, but thankfully her gear protected her from any serious scrapes or tears.
Before too long some other familiar-looking neighborhood kids had appeared on their scooters (it seems every kid has one here in Aotearoa), and we were invited over to our friends at twotriplekayaks' house to watch a show and visit. Brandie & Josie soon joined us, and we were all enjoying the sunshine in Mark & Tiffany's backyard. It was a very nice time in our little neighborhood.
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