In the Pits At the Indy 500

With a little help from his father, Caden has developed a strong love of anything that involves an internal combustion engine. Favorite movie - Cars, Favorite Toys - Motorcycles and Trucks, Favorite sound - Baaaaa Baaaaa, (No that's not a lamb with a stomach ache. That is the sound of a motorcycle.) Caden always wants to go sit on Uncle Zachs "bike" when he is over. He has to put on the helmet and gloves as part of sitting on the bike.

This picture is actually Zach, (if you couldn't tell), doing one of his "Stunts". I think this is what Caden envisions himself doing while he is sitting on the bike.

Anyway, Caden was over last week and was out in the backyard helping Grandma Lisa. She was cleaning out a flowerbed and Caden was in the sandbox playing. She noticed him over by the riding mower, but didn't think anything of it. When she went to check on him a little later, this is what she found.

Caden had decided that the mower needed some "additives" in the gasoline.

We have no idea how he was able to get the cap off, but he did. When Papa took the gas tank off to clean it out, there was about a cup full of sand in the tank. All I can say is, "Good Thing Grandma Found Him When She Did." Fortunately, there was very little gas in the tank and Caden got to have some "Male Bonding" time with Papa cleaning it out.

I'm sure C'Dawg will be an Ace Mechanic given a few more lessons and some more years under his belt, but right now, better keep a close watch on the little Hot Rod!