Biker, Part 2

Monday Michael practiced riding his bike again. Once we took him off of our street and onto level ground he picked it up really fast. He would randomly yell "yahoo" and "yee haw" as he rode along. He loves it. I've always wanted to get a bike, and now that Michael has one of his own I might have to start checking garage sales so we can "yahoo" together.

That time of year

Yes everyone it is that time of year again. If you want to plant a garden, and you are starting from seed it's time to plant! Michael has informed me that he is in charge of the garden this year. It's his garden. He will do all the work. I think it's a great idea. So we went to Lowes together and he picked out what he wanted to plant. When we got home he made little label flags and planted the seeds in a little seed starter green house.

Snow Day

This has been the coldest week in Dallas I can remember since we've lived here. The lows have been down in the teens and the highs are staying in the 30s. I know those of you in the North think that is quite warm, but we are not equipped for this kind of weather down here. Seriously. If it's below 40 during recess they make the kids play in the gym.
We had a bit of fortune when this cold weather crossed with a storm on Sunday. The result--a very small, very sad snow fall. But my kids thought it was the best thing ever. When James saw the snow he said "Santa! Santa!" (having only seen snow in Christmas movies) and Michael said "It's just like the North Pole!" Poor Texas kids.
Here's a pictures of them playing outside before it all melted a few hours later:

It's a BOY!

Yep, another boy. We're all very excited to have this new little guy join our family. We don't have any ideas for a name yet, but there's plenty of time for that.

Biker

Dustin decided it's time for Michael to learn how to ride his bike. This is a picture of Michael before he started his big adventure.

He says he's a "biker"

I didn't get any pictures of him on the bike because I was too busy trying to catch James who was running down the middle of the road toward the intersection as fast as he could. Michael did pretty well. Just when he was getting the hang of it, the chain would fall off. By the time Dustin fixed the problem with the chain, it was getting dark and cold so we had to head in. But there's always next weekend!

Merry Christmas

We had such a great Christmas this year. Before we headed to Oklahoma we opened presents from my parents. The kids got tokens and gift cards to Chuck E Cheese so we headed there for dinner. Then it was off to Mimi and Papa's house for the big day. This was Michael's first year to really understand Christmas. It was so cute watching him put out the cookies and milk, and spread his reindeer food on the lawn. The next morning he sat up in bed and said "Santa was here!" He checked the cookies and milk and then saw his stocking and presents from Santa. He ran to get them and said "It's just what I wanted!" As he was opening his new aquarium he admitted " I was a little bit nervous I was on the naughty list." What a cute kid! James slept in and opened his presents without the urgency Michael seemed to have. But give him a couple years; he'll get there. These are some of the pics from our holiday:

Six Flags

We took the kids to Holiday in the Park at Six Flags. My brother and nephew also came along. The weather was great, but most of their main rides were closed. So we spent the whole time letting the kids ride and watching them have fun. Here they are: