November 12, 2010

Lexington School was closed for Teacher In Service Day....after a somewhat boring (for the boys) morning shopping at the various stores I go to each Friday, which, I have to say they were very well behaved about - granted, they were bribed.....if they were good, they each got a tic tac. I know, totally pathetic bribe, but, the love tic tacs, and it was there idea to "earn" one. Plus, we also went to the library for them to return old books and replace them with new ones.

After unloading all the shopping and lunch Ben wanted to go to the park to ride his bike. I'm still in shock about he new love of bike riding. After all those hours I spent running alongside him trying to teach him how to balance and pedal - after all those tears he shed - and after all the pent up frustration I felt about him not having the confidence - about 2 months ago he takes it upon himself to drag his bike out of the garage and learn to ride - and dammit, he did it.





Of course, not to be outdone, Jonathan also had to take a mode of transport to the park to ride on. Normally he takes his little 3 wheel bike, but halloween weekend, while friends were at our house, Jonathan decided to turn his bike over and show his friends how to fix it. Which meant he pulled out the bolt that held the seat in place. Of course, he cannot remember the special place he put the bolt, and until it's found, the bike is out of service. Therefore, Jonathan took his scooter, which, at first he wanted me to push him on, then he wanted to stand in front of it, walking backwards pulling it along.....finally, he decided he would ride it.



Bill and the dogs met us at the park, and of course, in typical Vizsla fashion, neither dogs were happy about having to sit on a cold concrete floor, and so Jasper decided to hang on to Bill and give him lots of Vizsla kisses.





Yes, Benjamin's hair is indeed red. This morning, he'd asked if he could gel his hair - no problem. But what he forgot to tell me, is he was planning to use the red hair gel ;-)