Photo Story Friday: Dumb & Dumber

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Our boys were out front "riding bikes" one evening last week while daddy was washing the car.

Actually, little brother Judah was sitting on his red tricycle on the paltry stretch of sidewalk directly in front of our house feeling his limitations.

He longed to break free...to ride the wide open streets like big brother Jericho, who kept passing by the house on a continuous loop from the cul-de-sac out to the street and back.

Finally, he could stand it no more. "Pweeze can I wide on ye-oh bike Jay-co?"

After several mournful pleadings, Jericho finally consented and pulled to a stop to let him climb up on the pegs.

Little brother couldn't have been happier.

Daddy called inside, "Quick, get the camera!"

I arrived on the porch and saw this.



And something about the facial expression big brother was wearing just then reminded me of something I couldn't quite put my finger on.

Until he deadpanned, "I can get 70 miles to the gallon on this hog. There's still room for one more if you still want to go to Aspen."

And then it all became very clear.

Lovely.

Now why, if he had to emulate someone, couldn't he have gone for someone a little more...noble?

Like say...Lancelot gallantly rescuing Guinevere from the stake?

Granted, it's his kid brother and not a fair maiden, but still.

On second thought, forget I said anything.

I don't need him getting any ideas like this for anything that involves swiftly moving horsepower.

Especially considering he asked for one of these motorized bad-boys for his upcoming birthday

I'm just not sure I'm ready for him to be pulling crazy stunts like this

And especially not in front of his daredevil impressionable little brother who has already started doing things like this

and this

and this!

Oh, lawsamercy...why don't they make smelling salts anymore? I'm feeling a little faint all of a sudden...