New Bikes: Bike #1

Bike #1: This is truly a new bike. K girl got a new bike for her birthday (a few weeks early) thanks to Grandma. She had had one that had been given to us by a neighbor (left over from a garage sale). It worked for about a year. A few weeks ago the seat broke off and was not able to be fixed. So Grandma offered to buy her one for her birthday. So we went and got it the other night from Wal Mart. It's got lots of things going for it: it's purple and it's Hello Kitty. She is so proud of that bike! Memorial Day morning she could not wait to go out and ride it!

Space Balls

We finally got the kids bike helmets. I know, I know; safety is important. But I think they look kinda silly--but don't tell them that. I never grew up wearing them and I'm OK (I think). Oh well. They think they are cool; I guess that's all that matters.

So here are the kids in their helmets. (Daddy says they look like Space Balls; BTW he loves that movie--right dear?!)

She matches so well, doesn't she?

Now Daddy's trying to be a space ball. Silly Daddy!

Feed your brain!

One of the reading programs that C was in this summer was through Half Price Books. It was called "Feed Your Brain." To receive a reading reward ($3 gift card), he had to read at least 15 minutes per day for 5 days each week. He had already remeemed some of his gift cards and today we went and redeemed more. He had a total of 4 ($12). He shared one with his sister and he used 2. So he still has 1 more plus there are 2 weeks left in the program. Between the two kiddies, they got 12 books and 2 bookmarks. I thought it very interesting what type of books each picked. K picked mostly Disney books (Pinocchio, Bambi, Aladdin, Tarzan). C picked more "educational" type books (Bees and Wasps, Earth, Bats, Nebraska, New Mexico, Virginia). I think he is going to be exactly like his Daddy and enjoy learning. Both of them retain facts (sometimes useless information; love you honey!) very well. I'm excited for C to start school (Aug 4); I think he's really going to enjoy this year.

We also went to Wal Mart and got the kiddies bike helmets. It was sad that we waited this long. Once we get them all adjusted, I'll get pix of them in their helmets and on their bikes.

K also spent some birthday money. She picked out a little doggie in a purse. I think she really wanted it for the purse. Next time we'll just go look at purses. She's a girl (so unlike her mommy--although a friend had a really cute pink Coach purse at church last night. I liked that one)

In all our shopping, what did I get????? Draino!!! for our bathtub. It keeps stopping up. Maybe this time will fix it. Oh I did get coffe at DD--with a coupon; does that count?

C's new bike

Tuesday night we went shopping and C was able to get a new bike. He had about $37 that he had saved from the garage sale and his grad party. I did a little searching online and found one that I really liked, he liked it, we all liked the price, and some of the features were really nice. He wanted a handle brake, but I wasn't sure he would know how to work one. This bike is really nice; it has a handle break and a pedal brake (for when he forgets to use the handle one). He is so proud of that bike. Walking out of Wal Mart, he was jut grinning. A few people actually commented on how happy he looked. We came home and let the kids ride for a little while. There is a little adjusting that needs done on the bike, but for now he is at least able to ride it.