8/52

 It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, the trees were starting to bud and I said "Let's ride our bikes to the park!" YEAH!! you both were excited and hurried outside. I gather up a few things and then place your helmet on your head. You do not want to wear a helmet. I mean, you REALLY do not want to wear a helmet. So of course I tell you, you can not ride your bike without a helmet. Your brother is already at the end of the block waiting for us. You're crying. And there you sit, crying and refusing to move.  Sigh... it's tough sometimes. And I just don't know what to do, or how to motivate you or how to teach you want you need to know in these moments. I'm still learning. In the end we parked the bikes, removed the helmets and walked to the park. We recovered.

First jui-jitsu class! And we were totally the annoying super proud parents watching from the sidelines. You had no problem with the rope climb and caught on really fast to all the new techniques. I'm excited to see how this develops!

7/52

 Around and around and around. You spin and spin and spin some more. I took lots of photos of you on this merry go round but I love that this one shows you right there in the middle of the action, big kids all around pushing and jumping and laughing and there you are in the center, loving it all.

Your dad got you a Suduko book for Christmas and of course, you caught onto it super fast. Thankfully it kept you (and your Dad) entertained while we waited to be seated at the restaurant.

6/52

Goof ball city. This may be my new favorite photo of you.

Battle of the Books is raging and your little team of 3rd grade super boys are kickin' butt. It was so fun to watch you guys pull together to come up with the answers and you even won that match. Well done lil' readin' machine.

5/52

 Oh goodness, this sight, it does my heart good. You and your daddy playing on the floor, being wild and crazy. The best.

I had a couple hours to kill and so we headed to McDonald's and let you guys run out some energy. And boy did you ever. You were a hot sweaty mess by the end. I was so proud of you though because you befriended each new child that came in and included them in the game of tag/hide and seek/capture the flag that you were all playing together.