I like the ride-on radio flyer fire engine a lot. 

I’m serious.  It’s fantastic.  The kids like it too. Thing 2 smiled when my MIL wheeled it in, festooned with a gorgeous heap of red and yellow curling ribbon.  It has a rubber horn that honks easily and with a satisfying “ooo-ga ooo-ga.”  She handed him a glossy red baby sized fire hat.  My mother had also given him a red and gray striped outfit embroidered with the words “little hero” and a fire truck on the chest.  Everyone said we should take a picture.  We should.  He’s too cute for words - beaming that uneven gap toothed grin, hat off-kilter.  It was a nice day, a lovely little party.

For his first birthday my son got a total of nine vehicles.  One toy airplane, two toy fire trucks, a toy globe with a train that goes around and around inside, a tractor, and a few other sundry transit items. 

That’s what boys like.

Except he didn’t have a wish list.  Nope — I didn’t take him, diaper and all, to do a registry Read the complete Post.