just got back from the park. it's sparkling hot. we went to the swings, D on his three wheeler bike. He was on the swing for ages, and when i suggested something else, he just said, 'no' and 'faster'. eventually we went to the sand pit. He helped some kids who were digging a hole, then he got on his bike and cycled about, around and around the pit, and even tried to get it in the sand.

When he went on the roundabout, which he usually just likes to run circles around, he jumped on, and then tried to jump off like one of the bigger kids. But he fell hard on his tummy. He tried it again, and fell again, and when he looked up he looked so confused, it was so sweet, so i told everyone he was a superhero, and one of the kids asked me if his bike was a superhero bike, and i said yes.

Ice creams later, we are back at home and he is playing on the balcony with the next door girl. : )