Pedaling!

So today Justin and Matthew were playing with their friends across the street. Ella has this really tiny, but very cute two wheeler (with training wheels of course). Both boys wanted to ride it (even though it was pink). While riding down the hill, Justin finally figured out how to pedal the bike. Yay! Small victory. Now I hope he'll pedal when he gets on his orange Harley bike!

Safety Fair

The boys absolutely loved the safety fair! They were able to get up close and personal with fire trucks, boats, ambulances.........and of course, bouncy houses. I didn't think they would even set foot inside them, but they loved it. Couldn't get Matthew out! Justin really loved the fire fighter dressed in the fire dog suit. He kept wanting to find the dog and give him a hug! It was an awesome way to spend an afternoon. We even got to see two helicopters land!

He Shoots, He Scores!

This week Justin and Matthew did pretty well in practice. They easily made goals! Justin is improving his game. He's actually running after the ball. He came really close to the ball but didn't realize he had to kick it. I think the concept of taking the ball from someone else is odd, since we are always telling him he can't take things away from others. Sports....crazy rules! Matthew actually got out there and played some but sort of walked after the ball. At one point he was just spinning on the field.

Train Show at the Fairgrounds

So the boys, the grandparents and I went to the train show at the fairgrounds. I was really surprised at how much the boys enjoyed it. We could barely pull Justin away. Matthew of course wanted to buy everything he saw! There were amazing train sets with tons of accessories and details. This was a no joke train show!

So I was taking tons and tons of pictures, and then my camera fell. I think I killed it. Well it still works but it's a little smashed! So conductor hat pictures to come (yes we did buy some.....couldn't resist).

Sweet Tomatoes

So finally, Brian agreed to go to Sweet Tomatoes for dinner (my favorite place). The boys were really well behaved. Justin and Matthew each carried their own bowls of dessert (jello for Justin, ice cream for Matthew) to the table, without spilling anything. Matthew was just so amazed by the ice cream machine (funny). So he ate his ice cream (chocolate), kept his shirt completely clean, which is amazing in itself. Then after eating the entire big bowl I gave him, he stands in his seat, takes several bows and says, thank you, thank you. Too funny!

Soccer, Week Three

So this week Matthew didn't want to play. What a crabby guy he was. He practiced and that was it.

Justin played like a champ! Of course, most of the time he was too busy waving and smiling at us to pay attention to where the ball was. But he ended up actually running after the ball some. It was a relief that the other team was just as little as my guys!