Enjoying Spring

We have been loving the nice weather of the last few days.  E was bummed last week when we didn't take 'spring break' when everyone else in the area did.  However, she has loved all the time she's gotten to spend outside this week when everyone else was back in school.  We have spent lots of time outside soaking in the sunshine and nice weather.  Homeschooling does have some wonderful perks!!


My Jedi are practicing their light saber moves.  Don't they look menacing?



They also love posing for the camera in strange ways to look more feriocious.


Playing the backyard...climbing the cherry tree, digging a plethora of holes, and swinging are all in full swing.  It is wonderful that E can finally swing herself.  I thought she was never going to develop that skill.  However, now I worry that C is going to get leveled as she's swings and pays no attention to his wanderings.  I guess I can't have it both ways.



One of course cannot forget, Super C!  He refuses to take off his pjs some mornings.  I made the deal with him yesterday that he could keep his pjs on until I had to change his diaper.  He stayed dry until 4!  Whoo-whoo!  Of course, I did all the work.  I'm trained very well to have him sit on the potty every couple of hours.  Oh well.  It is a learning process and its coming.  He even wore undies successfully today for a couple of hours.  Someday he'll decide that he wants to wear them all the time.  Back when he had no control, he wanted to wear them constantly.  Now, that he has basic control, he refuses to wear them.  Silly boy.  This too shall pass...all the phases do regardless of how long they seem at the time.

Last night, we took our first family walk of the evening.  All three kids rode bikes.  Jut and I got to walk holding hands again...instead of pushing a stroller.  Oh the little things that are nice about not having babies.  :)

X is doing very well on his new bike.  We've had it out several times already this spring.  He's a pro at riding...starting and stopping, now those are skills that are not fully developed.  The years on the balance bike made learning to ride a breeze.  However to stop, he just tips over into the grass and to start, he needs you to balance him.  The bike is a bit too big for him to get started easily, but I think by the end of May, he'll be able to do it anyway as he builds his confidence.

C rode the balance bike most of our walk also.  I couldn't convince him to take the cape off to ride the bike but thankfully he didn't notice it stuffed into his hood.  It has gotten absolutely filthy from bike riding.  And when you wear it all day, every day and to bed, it doesn't leave much time to wash it.

It is amazing how quickly C is picking up on the balance bike too.  You can already see him balancing more and getting the hang of it.  He won't be gliding down the hills anytime soon, but he's learning.  It is amazing to watch how quickly they pick up on it.  He'll do better once we get air in the tires, too.  Everyone's tires are a bit soft from the winter still.

I dropped...or 'spiked' might be a more accurate term...the camera down the stairs to the new house on Saturday. It broke off the shutter and lens protection.  So...the pictures are not the best and I don't know how long the camera will last without any lens protection...but it has made it a week..