Kya's new bike

Thursday night, I went to a presentation called, "Taming the Spirited Child" by Michael Popkin. It seems that Friday Kya needed to demonstrate just how "spirited" she is. The first full day she had this bike she got it taken away after arguments over wearing a helmet and shoes (not flip flops or barefeet); as well as not biking more than half a block in front of me. She loves this bike; through it, she may learn some lessons in responsibility and the importance of listening and following instructions. We'll see, in the meantime it's nice to have her moving faster on her own.

Our own little X games

This is Therin's latest favorite-ramp jumping in the alley. Not the greatest quality picture I know but I needed to get some more of him in the blog. Notice how as he's jumping he's looking at me-Are you getting this Mom?

Our bike trip to Hokah

Last Saturday, August 6th, some friends called and asked if we wanted to go swimming with them in Hokah-it's this little pond with a diving board and the kids can catch mini frogs and tadpoles-about 11 miles away. How do we know the mileage? We biked there as a family-Kya in the bike trailer behind Dad and Therin rode behind me in the tag along. I was impressed with how enthusiastic Therin was the entire ride. Kya was still bushed (as you can see) after her arrival home so we let her sleep.