He May Grow-Up to be an Environmentalist…or a Garbage Man!

I bought a new jogging stroller to help eliminate excuses to train for the ½ marathon. Last night, I took the kids out for a test run. Drew was on his bike and Brooke was riding in style.

Fantastic night to be outside! On our way back, Drew jumps off his bike and yells for me to STOP. He threw down his bike and ran to pick up a squashed Gatorade bottle on the side of the road. The conversation then proceeded something like this…

Me: Ummm, Drew, what are you doing?

Drew: Mom! This bottle is trash and is making our Earth dirty.

Me: Yes, Drew, it looks like someone was a litter bug and did not properly throw away their trash.

Drew: Well…I’m going to help make our Earth clean and pick it up and recycle it when we get home.

Needless to say, he stopped five more times to collect his trash and we made it home with a Gatorade and water bottle, random paper and a Copenhagen can. GROSS!!! I will now be packing rubber gloves and or hand sanitizer for all our outside activities!