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Bradley went to a minor league baseball game as part of a school field trip recently. He came back with a new catch phrase.

Taste of Chicago

Last year was the first year the boys missed the Taste, but we got back into the annual tradition this year. The boys tried some different food, albeit, under duress. Bradley liked the Lou's pizza and Ben liked the chicken and waffles. They both ate the peanut chicken satay, but did so reluctantly. The garlic cheese bread was a hit all around, but they wouldn't even touch the plantains. The boys liked the Buñuelo Chips since they were covered in cinnamon.

Perfect Squares

At their annual check-ups, both boys were around the 75th percentile for height and weight. Bradley is 45 lbs, 44.5 inches. Ben is 34.8 lbs, 38.75 inches. Ben is a little bit heavier and a little bit shorter than Bradley was. When Bradley was three, his height was 88th percentile.

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.