Bikers

Kaylynn got a bicycle for her 4th birthday, but until recently, has been terrified to ride it. After a little adjustment to the training wheels and seat, she's good to go! Now, every time we go over to Meese & Papa's house the kids run straight to the bikes and start riding around the patio.

Last night, we convinced them to take their talents to the road and the most entertaining bike ride/walk ever! We are really impressed with Ben "Low Rider" Frink's progress on the trike. Kaylynn never pedaled the tricycle, as it has a handle on the back and preferred that everyone just push her around, like the princess that she is. :) But with Kaylynn's recent bike riding discoveries, Ben has taken off right behind her. I realize other 2 year olds may have been doing this for a while, but since none of our kids would pedal a bike, we're pretty impressed with how fast he's picked it up.

A few funny stories:

 1. When Ben pedals, he's knees are at a constant 90 degree angle (aka, he needs a bigger bike). But he goes so fast that his legs can't keep up. And he is panting like a dog the entire time he's pedaling. And we call him "Low Rider" because he is all kinds of leaned back on that trike. I really tried to get him to just keep one hand on the handle bars, and stay all leaned back, but it didn't quite have the same affect. Still funny.

2. So we're going down the road, and Ben doesn't really look where he's going. Neither of them do, actually. So he's going along and veering to the right...into Kaylynn's path, and cuts her off. She darts right, into the pasture and the bike starts bumping. She bails out, superman style, and ends up on the ground. And she is ticked off. Like MAD. The bike has fallen over and she gets up and is standing in the weeds with her hands on her hips, yelling at us, "IT'S NOT FUNNY!!" But it is. She's so dramatic, that it makes everything funny, as she is so worked up over it. Meese and I are laughing so hard that tears are streaming out of our eyes and the snorting has commenced. I'm sure it was one of those moments where you had to be there - but man if you were, you would have been doubled over in laughter!

3. The trike has no brakes. And the road at Meese & Papa's is hilly. So Ben gets going down the hill and we can't get to him fast enough before he falls over. But immediately as he falls, an airplane is flying by. If you know anything about our kids, you know that they have an eagle-eye for planes/helicopters. Instead of crying over his bleeding knee, he shouts, "airpane, daddy. Wook, mommy, dere's an airpane!!!" He fell a 2nd time and he didn't even realize he had a skinned knee until he got in the car and saw the blood. He ended up with an Angry Bird bandaid before the night was over.

 Low Rider in action

  Unicorn bikes rock!

 

And once you get to the gate, you have to climb it.

Why Am I Such a Slacker?

Seriously, I used to be so good with this thing.  Maybe it is because now, every time I sit and try open the computer, the kids run over thinking that I am playing Candy Crush and want to "do the oranges" or "do the yellows" for me.  (FYI, year 2033, Candy Crush is a ridiculous game that is a huge time suck, and we are all addicted.)

Nothing new and major going on, just keep on living, L-I-V-I-N.  ;)  Summer days mean pool fun.  Kaylynn and Ben are little tan kids - the epitome of the Coppertone Baby.

Here are a few Instagram updates on the summer so far.  We've got a fun trip to west in store soon, which we are very excited about!


Chalkin' Fourth of July Fun Aunt Cathy brought her ice cream machine over on the 4th and I think we all had fun with that one. Yes, that is ice cream in his hair. Trying my hand at a Pinterest find. In the summer, sometimes we have to cool off by taking a trip to PetsMart to see the fish. You'd think we were at a zoo or something, the way they run around checking out every exhibit. Though, all-in-all, I can't complain about the weather much. Some days are cool enough that we can actually "enjoy" the park and not leave red-faced and drenched in sweat. In June, we got a new member of the family - Phyllis the Pilot. Phyllis is after Phyllis on The Office. Some people don't think it is a fitting name, but we love her! :) We were very impressed at how well-behaved Thing 1 and Thing 2 were at the dealership. Test driving cars and what not. One day, daddy surprised everyone with a trip to see Monster's U! Every since then, Ben's been going around saying, "Monster's Inc., coming to dvd." No idea where he got that from, but it is HILARIOUS. At the beginning of June, we took a mini-trip down to Galveston to celebrate my Uncle Bob's 80th birthday. We had some kid fun time at Moody Gardens. Might not have been the most fun way for the dad's to spend Father's Day, but the kids had fun. They are still talking about those pyramids. And back to the very beginning of summer - we finished up Blast Ball for Kaylynn. The Super Heroes did great and Ben was a great team kid-brother! He's looking forward to getting to play on his own next year!