So we can be safe

Today, we pulled out the "pretending box" which has a few dress-up clothes and props: a stethoscope, a firefighter's hat, etc. Calli found these knee and elbow pads and wanted to try them out.


Once she had them on, she wanted to roller skate. She had to settle for Dadda pulling her over the hardwood floors in her socks.

**And then,
a couple days later, we read a Dora book where Dora wore her knee and elbow pads along with her helmet to ride her bike "so we can be safe". So Calli insisted on wearing the whole getup next time she road her trike. I'm all for safety, but I really think for the speeds Calli reaches, a helmet should suffice. The pads would be more useful when she is running full speed down the sidewalk.