Toby and his family spent his birthday weekend in Berkeley Springs, WV.  In addition to hiking in Cacapon State Park and cooling off in the spring water, they also checked out the local classic car show. As they walked in the They were greeted by a beautifully maintained Hudson Hornet. Toby recognized it immediately as this is Doc Hudson from the movie Cars and Oliver … Continue reading Doc Hudson

Designed by Oliver.  (He got to keep the toy and added to his fleet of McQueens.) Continue reading Lightning McQueen Birthday Cake

Oliver outgrew his crib and we saw there is a car bed for sale on the neighborhood board.  We beat everyone to it and it was an easy move and the big 4Runner barely broke a sweat.  The “race car” stayed in our garage while Oliver was sleep trained.  When he was finally ready (and when we really needed to crib for Theo) we moved … Continue reading Oliver’s Big Boy Bed

  While Mommy and Baby Theo visited Chicago, Daddy and Oliver had their speed thrills. Oliver was finally tall enough to reach the pedals for his tricycle.  After a few quick lessons, Oliver got rolling his tricycle himself!  His giggling was infectious.   Two inches of snows fell overnight and turned our lawn into a sledding slope, so the sled Toby and Mary bought at … Continue reading Need for Speed: Slippery Slope

This year’s auto show has grown significantly from last year, both in number of cars, manufacturers (marginally, more to come) and attendance. Toby, Mary, Oliver, and Theo arrived at the show early in the morning, hoping Oliver will get to run around the empty show floors.  No so this year.  By 10am, the show floor was packed! They started with supercars on the top floor.  The stars … Continue reading 2017 Washington Auto Show

In addition to baby Theo, Team Shum was upgraded with a new fuel economy ambassador. “Eco II” is a 2016 Toyota Prius, and a replacement to “Eco”, Toby and Mary’s 2008 Prius. Toby and Mary were considering a 2013 but were surprised to find a 2016 in the used car lot.  A quick test drive confirmed the new fourth-gen/XW50 Prius was significantly upgraded in every way, making … Continue reading Eco II