I told Annalee if she learns how to ride a bike without training wheels, she will get a new big bike for Christmas. Well, she took off her training wheels the same day and started practicing! Two days later, here she is winning a race against the big kids :) Gabe turned around half way through the race and came back, declaring himself the winner. Haha!

Our street is a wonderful place for riding bikes, as you can see! Since the pool is a little too cold to swim in (although most days are still in the lower 90's), the kiddos have been riding bikes in their spare time for a couple weeks straight...

Kids-in-the-Box

Yay! The kids finally found a use for the floor mats we've been storing in the garage for 2 years :) It was like Christmas around here when they discovered them again!

Spanish Lesson

Since we moved to Southern Florida, we hear Spanish everywhere we go! So, I decided the kids and I would add Spanish to our homeschool curriculum 3 times a week. Of course, the "little ones" haven't really been too interested in learning (or so it seemed), and I really didn't expect them to pick up any of it for a while. 4 weeks later, I have been proven wrong. Not only did they remember this phrase, but Annalee was able to tell me at least three other "location" words as well as one other verb! Wow, young minds are really just sponges for information :)