Garbage Day

One of Gideon's favorite days of the week is Thursday because he loves Garbage Day. We live in a cute little housing community where the garbage truck has to wind through this maze to get to everybody. Every Thursday morning around 9:30-10am, Gideon perks right up as the unmistakable sound of the truck reaches his ears. We then drop everything, get on shoes and socks (and now a jacket) and fly out the door to follow the truck. Luckily, it is in the nature of the garbage truck to move slowly, stopping frequently, and following a predictable route. Gideon's little toddler legs pump as fast as they can go keeping up with him, but its fun to have something to do together that makes him so happy and is so easy to make happen. And it gets a smile from the garbage man too.