My brother really does not like broccoli. My mom apparently fed him too much as a child. Nathan, on the other hand, apparently loves broccoli - or "B" as he calls it. Get a load of this:
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Time with the boys - Wes takes of training wheels!
This past weekend was a very encouraging and bonding time with the boys. Saturday, Wendy took some time to recoup and be alone. I had all three boys. Wesley told me that he was feeling embarrased because all the other 6 year olds could ride their bikes without training wheels (not entirely true - but his feelings were).
So he asked if we could take them off. After a short dispute between he and I over semantics (basically me trying to be a father and teach him that I would but he should be prepared to definately fall and him trying to convince me that IF he fell, etc, etc...). So after humbling myself and apologizing for arguing over something really foolish we took them off. Much to my amazement he was up and running within about 10 minutes. Within a few hours we was riding as though he had been riding all his life!
Of course, once Thomas saw this he wanted his off as well. I agreed but had to let Wesley know that he should be inspired that his example led Thomas to go down that route rather than feeling mad that his 4 year old brother now wanted to steal his thunder (Thomas is picking it up pretty quickly and will be up and running in a few more days). Wendy came home and was completely amazed. The best part? We got it on film;
So he asked if we could take them off. After a short dispute between he and I over semantics (basically me trying to be a father and teach him that I would but he should be prepared to definately fall and him trying to convince me that IF he fell, etc, etc...). So after humbling myself and apologizing for arguing over something really foolish we took them off. Much to my amazement he was up and running within about 10 minutes. Within a few hours we was riding as though he had been riding all his life!
Of course, once Thomas saw this he wanted his off as well. I agreed but had to let Wesley know that he should be inspired that his example led Thomas to go down that route rather than feeling mad that his 4 year old brother now wanted to steal his thunder (Thomas is picking it up pretty quickly and will be up and running in a few more days). Wendy came home and was completely amazed. The best part? We got it on film;
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Small Things...
Thomas brought home a very small pot from school with two seeds that he planted. Yesterday morning we saw them sprout. The two pictures below are from the morning when they first began to show then the afternoon when they are new and living!
Today Wendy took some time and I took the boys. We went down to Redwood City Harbor for Earth Day. The boys got to see some sharks, pet a flounder and run around. We are going back this afternoon to see if we can get on standby on a scientific boat ride that goes out on the bay for 2 hours. check out the baby sharks:
Today Wendy took some time and I took the boys. We went down to Redwood City Harbor for Earth Day. The boys got to see some sharks, pet a flounder and run around. We are going back this afternoon to see if we can get on standby on a scientific boat ride that goes out on the bay for 2 hours. check out the baby sharks:
Friday, April 18, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
New Life: Birds!
On Sunday we found some new baby birds in our BBQ pit. They were just born a few days prior. So we have decided to turn it into a science project and learning experience for the boys. We have a blog tracking their growth. Take a look and enjoy. No pictures yet or video as we are having technical difficulties. But stay tuned. We'll put a link on the top right if you want to watch them grow with us. Bird Site.
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