Step 1: Start off in the stroller. 

Step 2: When mommy asks if I want to get out of stroller to walk, enthusiastically say yes. 

Step 3: Happily walk for 10 seconds. 

Step 4: Decide you’re done with walking and start babbling nonsense to mommy that she can’t understand. 

Step 5: Throw a big tantrum because mommy doesn’t understand babble and I want her to UNDERSTAND ME. 

Step 6: Finally show her that you’d like to push the stroller with her instead of just walk. 

Step 7: Happily push stroller for 10 seconds

Step 8: Decide you’re done with walking and whine to sit back in stroller. 

Step 9: Happily sit in stroller for 10 seconds. 

Step 10: Decide you’re done with sitting and want to push stroller again, but this time from the top handle, the way mommy does it. 

Step 11: What do you mean I’m too short to reach the stroller handle??! Throw a tantrum. 

Step 12: Ask mommy to carry me, push stroller, and walk the trail. 

Step 13: What the? Why are we turning around and heading back home??!?!! Throw tantrum.