Gooder than riding a bike

Today, Cameron and David went snow tubing with some friends. Overprotective as usual, I distracted myself from visions of mid-slope collisions by going shopping. Cameron not only survived, but had a phenomenal time and proclaimed that snow tubing is "gooder than riding a bike!"

The day was nearly over before it started, though. As Cameron tells it, he and Daddy had just gotten off the "conveyor belt" at the top of the hill for the first time. Cameron had one foot in his tube and one foot out when "Daddy yanked me down on the ground." David takes over the story at this point, explaining that he did not realize that Cameron was trying to get out of his tube when he gave him a gentle tug. Dissolving in tears at the indignity of the situation, Cameron refused to go down the hill. He told David that perhaps they should try snow tubing another time, when he was older. David was a bit concerned at this point -- he had just shelled out quite a few bucks for a day of fun and now he was stranded on top of the hill with an unhappy preschooler. Fortunately, Cameron calmed down after a few minutes and was convinced to go down the hill just once. That was all it took to get Cameron hooked!