Mr. A without training wheels!!!!

Mr A has asked to have his training wheels taken off his bike for the past few weeks. He always asks, though, when Erik is at work. The idea of running behind Mr A while carrying Z-man just sounds like a bit too much to me. Yesterday, A asked again while Erik was here and available...off the training wheels came!!! He did great. We attribute this urge to go without training wheels to the book "Franklin Rides a Bike." He isn't even four yet--what a prodigy!!!!

Aiden is writing

Aiden is learning to read and write. Here he traced his name and decorated it with stickers from Auntie Mere. Aiden can now sound out words that are three letters: consonant, vowel, consonant.

What do I want to be?

Aiden was helping me clean-up one day. He took Zander's high chair outside and was cleaning it...Oops, he put the tray on and got stuck...maybe he won't want to clean for a living!!!!

Soon after, we went a community event where Aiden talked with a Sheriff and sat on the motorcycle...he might think that was cool, but I hope for other things for him...a little scary!

We also went to a pumpkin patch where he tried out different costumes (a pumpkin, a pillory)...hmmm. Oh, and he played on a tractor.

Zander Climbs and Slides

We went to the Children's Museum where Zander became a pro at climbing stairs and going down slides. It was shortly after this trip that we finally put in our stair gates.

Zander also fell (in the tub...not the stairs) and got a lovely black eye. Poor boy! I seem to remember Aiden having one right around 15 months too!

House Projects

Reaching the point of complete annoyance with the touch-up job the previous owner did on the doors and woodwork, Helen decided to paint all the doors, door frames, some baseboards, and window frames. She started to task in the middle of August and planned to complete two doors/frames per week leaving her with a mid-October completion date. She ended up finishing by the middle of September.

She also painted some chairs (and recovered with the help of her mom) for our bedroom.

Zander Laughs

You've gotta love kids laughing!!!! Zander goes from sad to laughing on this video!

Dance!

Aiden and Zander love dancing. Aiden has a crazy, jumping dance. Zander puts his hands in the air and looks like a rapper.