A Plane Family Story

Two Years Old and Driving!!

So this week our friends the Surbaugh's had there entire family home for a little family reunion.  So we spent a lot of time over there this week playing games and eating great food!!  We were hoping to get out on the water a little in the boat or to go swimming in Cole's pool, however, Mike and I were always at work when they did this.  With the whole family there we were all out numbered by kids, eight in all ranging from age 8 to 8 months.  It was a lot of fun to see Amanda and Erin and their families, along with meeting Mark and Mimi and their beautiful little girls.  I hope they all come back for a visit soon. 

Well on with the story.  On Wednesday night all the adults were inside talking, and preparing dinner while Nicole and all the kids were running around in a the back yard.  Then out of nowhere we heard a large "BOOM!"  and I heard the cry of Izabella.  Before I could even react Mark was out the door and came back in with Bella in his arms.  I sat in the rocking chair trying to settle her down as one by one each parent came in to ask me if she was OK.  Then I heard Fred say that they needed to move the golf cart of the rock it was high centered on.  No one had seen what happened, and I needed to know.  So after a lot of coxing this is the story I got from my little Izabella:

All the big kids where playing on the golf cart pretending to drive it and they wouldn't let her on.  When they all decided to go find sticks to play swords, Bella climbed on the golf cart to pretend drive.  But it wasn't as much fun with out all the other kids.  So she decided to get off and go play with them.  The key to the golf cart was in the ignition and left in the on position, so when she tried to get off she sat on the gas peddle and off she went, across the yard through the garden and high centered onto a large rock before she was thrown 20 yards into the dirt. 

Thankfully no one was hurt, Izabella has a couple bruise on the knees, chest and cheek, but mostly I think she was just a little scared of here first driving experience. 

The funniest thing is that when Mike first met Fred he had to come in and tell Fred that he had wrecked his truck.  So that means there has been two generations of Plane's that have wrecked one of the Surbaugh's vehicles.  Watch out world...Bella is already 2 and starting to drive!!