Awesome Father's Day

Had a great Fathers Day last weekend. Got up late to blueberry pancakes and enough bacon that I actually got to eat some. I had the kids all day while Mom worked, and they were great.

When Mom got home we went to the park very briefly because Edy has been itching to use her pedal bike without training wheels. I heard from another dad that a great training field was on the playfields where they have that fake turf made of  recycled rubber bits with the fake plastic grass on top. Nice and smooth, no bumps, no hills, and if you fall down, much less damage.

So this is Edy on her bike, after a push from Mom, riding like a champ.

The video is jumping around because I am running in front of her. She's awesome. For a less stomach turning  view, try this one:

She didn't fall once, which I'm sure helped her confidence, though now she is scared to ride on the sidewalk or the street I think I sold the "won't hurt if you fall on the grass" a little too much.

Anyway, then went home to a good bottle of wine, steak and crab all prepared by my lovely wife. Outstanding day.

Oh, and if you can't see the video over email, go to tkjr.blogspot.com.

Nature Find

I love that when we find bugs or other creepy crawlies, my kids' first thought is "Can I hold it?"

Today we found a live snail, and for some reason the shell and cute little tentacles on top don't gross me out the way slugs do, even though they both leave slime trails and are generally a squishy mass. There's probably a behavioral science thesis paper in that somewhere.

Edy was all over it. "Can we keep him as a pet?" Edison says "Put my hand," he wanted to hold it too. So we all got slimed.

Cool.

Naked Edison and His Clean Balls

Edison is so ball centric, (especially basketball, for which his dad is very excited) he has been taking them into the bath with him, where he proceeds to wash them.

This also saves Mom and Dad from making the argument he actually has to stop playing to get into the bath.

This is Edison after bath yesterday with his prized possessions, sparkling clean.

Losing the First Tooth

Can you guess which one?

Edy has been having a good time saying "Look Daddy!" then trying to get me to watch while she wiggles her tooth, which really gives me the heebie-jeebies. I don't like it when things move in ways they aren't supposed to.

I'm pretty sure it will be out by the end of the weekend.