Quote of the Day

 

  "Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then 

                                                  stand firm."


                                                                       — Abraham Lincoln

Training Wheels.....Who Needs 'Em?......Part II

Yesterday afternoon Tim took Jake's training wheels off his bike so he could see how difficult it was to ride a bike if you weren't ready. Jake is still bugging us about removing his trainers so Tim decided to give him a little taste.

My heart was beating so fast because I was thinking, "Great, Jake is just going to take off and immediately  know how to do this" which is what seems to have happened with every other task Jake has done.

Thankfully, this Little Daredevil got a little scared and came back inside and told me that it was too hard to pedal. We're saved!.... at least for a little while, anyways.....

Training Wheels.....Who Needs 'Em?

So, I was hearing this strange clanking noise while I was fixing supper tonight. I peeked around the corner to find this:

Let me explain what you are looking at here: Jake was in the foyer, taking OFF his training wheels on his bike.  He keeps begging us to take them off and we keep explaining that he still needs them. I keep telling you people that when Jake wants something, he makes it happen himself.  Every knew thing that he does shouldn't surprise me, I mean the kid's first sentance was, "Jakey do it!"  but it never  ceases to shock me anyways. He has always gotten around every bit of child-proofing we've ever done. I think we have a little engineer on our hands.

This is the training wheel that he managed to remove from his bike and was working on the 2nd  one when we caught him.

Mmmmm, Ice Cream Cake.......

Jake started feeding Shelby Claire some of Tim's Birthday cake. Turns out, she is also a fan of Coldstone's Mintastic Chocolate Chip Icecream Pie, but really, who isn't?

When she figured out that Jake was no longer going to share his piece, she moved on to her Daddy!

The result: a green mouth

Look Mommy, my tongue is green!

Just Messing Around....

Just messing around with the settings on my camera today. I was able to do this unbeknowst to Jake while he was glued to Dinosaur Train. Really Moms, if you have toddler boys and haven't discovered this yet, you MUST!

Separated at Birth?

No matter what we do, Shelby Claire's hair always sticks up. Tim and I keep hoping that the longer it gets, then the heavier it will be, thus making it lay down. So far, no such luck! Its turning out to be her signature 'do.

Elmo is Found!!

All is right and good in the world, Elmo has been found!! He's been lost for most of the day, not really, he had just gotten shoved under the ottoman. Man, Shelby Claire got so excited when she found him!

Notice how they have the same expression on their faces!