100% Boy
We came to realize that Keegan is definitely 100% boy: from the toys that he plays with, to the rough way he plays, you can definitely feel the male energy. I won’t even dwell on his comments about how much he likes girls, and how he want to see girls naked when he grows up (oh boy, we are in trouble), but it is fun to watch, especially for me, since I have never had the chance to be around lots of boys growing up.
Case in point: we took him to a special fundraising event, Touch A Truck, and he absolutely LOVED it. This is the official event description, and they could not say it better:
This family-friendly car show is a sure hit with kids and parents alike, as all the vehicles are open for you to climb in and honk the horn! From military vehicles to monster trucks, Harley’s to HumVees, classic cars to emergency vehicles, big rigs to construction rigs – we’ll have it all and more. Touch A Truck will include two live music stages, roving entertainment, Star Wars Characters, Shamu and even Ronald McDonald. The funds raised at this event go to childhood cancer research.
We arrived in the morning, just before the first of the two Robosaurus’ shows. What is Robosaurus you ask? It is half machine half dinosaurs, a huge chunk of metal that spits fire and crush cars in two, before throwing them to the ground. You can watch a video of Robosaurus in action to get a feel for the action.
It was awesome, seriously. Keegan get a little bit scared at first, but then enjoyed it so much we watched its encore presentation. So we started and ended the show with it.
Besides mutant dinosaurs, Keegan got the chance to climb over tons of vehicles: from police cares, to military armored machines…
…to huge, loud, honking trucks
…to mom’s favorite, cool sports cars.
It was LOUD, but it was a blast.
Keegan also shows a great interest in number and mechanical things. Hopefully this will last. Once I moved my ancient Mac G4 to the garage, ready for recycling, he could not wait to take a peek inside. Fortunately Matt was handy, so he could explain him what is inside.
He also loves fun rides, and once again we took him at the San Diego Fair. Once again we bought the wristband that allows unlimited rides, a great investment that paid off within the first 20 minutes. Just like last year, we arrived at opening, to score a convenient parking spot. So we started checking out the animals, and watching the pig race: the highlight of it it the final swim of Swifty, the cute piglet.
getting excited for the pig race
go Swifty, go!
Finally it was ride time! We spent 2.5 hours in the area!!! Keegan remembered all the rides and was finally tall enough to go alone on pretty much all of them. yeah! This year’s favorites were the rides he could not go on last year, at least for the most part.
ready to go…
I am flying…
The slides are always a big hit, especially the long, twisty one.
Another new favorite: the frog hop
Despite all his ‘boyness”, though, he is still a very sweet, sensitive little boy. He often runs over and tell us how much he loves us; he give us huge hugs and kisses for no reason; he is sympathetic if we are tired or have to work late.
He stops to marvel at everything and makes us look at the world with different eyes. He actually stops and smell the roses (or in this case the weird Ficus’ flower)…
During a recent visit at the zoo, despite the amazing new Koala’s exhibit or the majestic elephants and leopard, the animals that captivated him the most was a duck walking around the zoo with her ducklings in tow. He followed it forever…
I really hope that, as he grows older, he will keep both sides of his personality: maybe he can toughen up a little, but I really wish he will never lose his sweetness and empathy.
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