World Cup Fever

Not really, but the boys did start their summer soccer lessons this weekend. Halfway through Ben's class the lightning alarm went off, so we all had to go inside. There were too many distractions outside. Ben was better able to pay attention when we were inside. Bradley's class was right after Ben's. He did a much better job of listening to the coach than when we last had a sports class. If we ever get a dry day, I am going to set up the soccer net in the back yard.

Three is a Magic Number

All the birthday celebrations are now done. Ben had plenty of parties:
Sunday - Monkey Joe's
Tuesday - Grandma & Grandpa Heim
Sunday - Train restaurant, plus Jimmy & Josie
Monday - Other grandparents and George & Maureen
Tuesday - School

Greed is Good?

It appears we have a little Gordon Gekko on our hands. Bradley was exceptionally well behaved over the 3 1/2 day weekend. As a reward, I gave him a gold dollar coin. His response: "Why didn't I get $5?"

A Good Workout

Bradley got his bicycle just over a year ago. He is getting pretty good at riding it. On Monday (before the rain) we went to Herrick Lake and Bradley did a couple laps while daddy jogged with him. Brad was going a pretty good pace. Mommy also got a good workout since since was pushing Ben in stroller, but not as fast.

A New Record (or two)

Bradley completed his second mile race. The final time was 13:51, which is more than 2 minutes faster than last year. That put him in 9th place for his division, ahead of two 4 year olds. We need to train more next year.

Brad's legs weren't the only thing moving on Saturday. His bowels were in motion. Later in the day we had a possible new record in the potty, but this one didn't break the toilet. The size was a little surprising since he had been going rather regularly during the week.

Give Me Twenty

Ben made his first trip to the dentist this week. He handled it pretty well. He has twenty teeth, which is the same number as Bradley. Bradley had his first x-rays this visit and they revealed he will be getting some more teeth in the next six month.

It Can't Be That Easy

Ben had a bad habit of chewing on his blankies. It had got to the point where he had chewed holes in them. (Although, he frequently blamed Mickey Mouse for making the holes.) The solution? Take the gnawed blankies away and give Ben new ones with the instructions to not chew on them. We are going on five days and Ben hasn't eaten the new ones yet.

One to Go

So far, we have had five birthday celebration for Bradley. At the most recent one, Ben exclaimed, "Bradley have a lot of birthdays." To recap
1) Sunday - train restaurant
2) Tuesday - school
3) Tuesday - picnic
4) Saturday - with grand parents
5) Monday - with other grand parents
The only event left is a trip to Monkey Joes with friends. Ben was very upset on Tuesday when Bradley got to open presents and he didn't. It was quite the tantrum, but Ben has adapted. He didn't have cause any trouble in the subsequent parties.

Ben's Treasure Box

Bradley wasn't the only one who had a good day on Sunday. Ben made two poops in the potty, so he earned a trip to the treasure box. He picked a set of two mini cars from the movie Cars. One was Sarge and the other was Lightning McQueen in camouflage with night vision goggles.

Let's Get the Party Started

Today was the first of probably 3 or 4 birthday celebrations for Bradley. Since we won't be able to go out to dinner on Tuesday, we went to the All Aboard Dinner tonight. That is always a hit. Bradley even got a free cupcake for his birthday. Since the sun finally came out during dinner, we went to a park afterwards. Bradley's leg is doing much better and he was climbing on some of the equipment. It was a pretty good day overall and had a great ending since Bradley made a poop in the potty.