The Jack-O-Lantern

The family made a real jack-o-lantern this year, under the artistic direction of Bradley. Ben was happy to stick with the Mr. Potato Head version.

Motivation

Ben got ready this morning in record time. I think he was excited about the Halloween party at school. He didn't even realize that he's wearing a pull-up instead of underwear.

History Repeats

Three years ago, Bradley broke the tent. Now, Ben has broken the replacement. In both cases, I was able to get a video taped confession.

The Sleeperoni

While on vacation, the family came up with the term 'sleeperoni'. That is the person who wakes up last in the morning. It is derived from the term 'stinkeroni', which is a general insult and not related to one's odor. Bradley took the concept one step further this morning when he declared daddy was the 'wakeroni'. That is the person who wakes up first.

Sunday School

Ben was not happy about going to the first day of Sunday school. He was pretty grumpy since we just got back from California the day before and he was up until after midnight. However he must have eventually calmed down since he didn't come running to us when we picked him. Ben made a very nice Noah's Ark picture.

I Wanna Go Home!

A rough couple days in San Diego had Ben asking to go home. On Tuesday he threw up due to severe constipation. He threw up again on Wednesday after almost drowning in the pool. Ben was in a much better mood by Thursday afternoon and he was back in the pool playing with the rocket ship.

Labor Day 2010

We went for family portraits today. Here is a sneak peak.

Let There Be Life

The family made it's first visit to the Museum of Science and Industry on Sunday. The boys really liked the airplane. We visited it twice. Bradley was also very interested in the baby chicks. We waited quite a while for this one to hatch. Ben didn't have much patience for it. He wander off to see other things while Bradley waited.

The Big Ride

Bradley started riding a two wheeler 2 weeks ago. Today were rode over to his school, which meant crossing a four lane road for the first time. We also took a lap around the park. The total distance was 2.81 miles. Even with several breaks, Bradley was tired toward the end and wiped out a couple times, but always got back up. Ben and Grandpa also went along for the ride.

Two Wheels are Better Than Four

The weekend before kindergarten began, Bradley and Benjamin spent a few days with Grandma and Poppy. Poppy decided to bring their bicycles to Valpo to ride during their stay. While Bradley was riding, one of his training wheels fell off. Poppy decided to remove the other wheel to see if Bradley would like to try riding without them. With Poppy jogging along side for a couple of times, Bradley quickly got the hang of it. Within 3 days, Bradley was going on bicycle rides with Poppy and then Grandma. One day, Bradley rode 2.5 miles in total with only 4 falls. His longest ride between falls was 1.4 miles.