Connor's new bike......

Connor got a new bike today. His other one was two years old and way too small for him. So we went out this afternoon looking to see what we could find. He told me he wanted a green or yellow bike. Well, I'd been in the stores recently, and hadn't seen anything in those colors that would even fit him. So color me surprised when we stopped at Dunhams and found this little green goblin on the shelf. We knew right then and there that this was the one. Luckily, it fit in the trunk of my car. Otherwise, Connor informed me he was prepared to ride it home. :)

We got him to get off of it long enough to adjust the seat and remove the training wheels. He's outside practicing on it with Isaak as I type this. So far, no major falls and boo-boos. Hopefully it'll stay that way.

Look Ma! No training wheels!

Connor has been working on riding without his training wheels for a few days now. I don't have the heart for it (mostly because I'd probably have a heart attack worrying he'll hurt himself!), so Isaak has been teaching him. They had been riding in the neighbor's yard for awhile, in case he fell, so he wouldn't get hurt. Today, they graduated to the road.

Here he is, peddling away on his bike.....no training wheels! I wouldn't have believed it unless I had seen it myself. I couldn't believe how well he was riding.

He was most impressed with his skid marks. Once he realized he could leave them, he left a few. :)

Everybody was Kung Fu Fightin'.....

OK, well not everyone is Kung Fu fighting. I'm not. If I tried, I'd probably hurt myself. But we just watched Kung Fu Panda the other night, and I have that song stuck in my head. So it seemed an appropriate title for this post.

Connor is on his third Kung Fu lesson and is doing really well. In fact, I am totally blown away at how focused he is and how well he listens to his instructor. If only I could get him to listen to ME that well! LOL! I guess if I started speaking only in Kung Fu terms, that might get his attention. :)

Here are some photos from his latest lesson. They are kind of blurry, but my phone isn't the best for photos.

Fun at the Science Center.......

So we went to the Carnegie Science Center on Saturday with my parents. Connor had a blast, but then again, he always does when we're there. His favorite place (as seen above) is the fourth floor, where the water tables and play set area is located. However, mommy can only take about 15 minutes at a time up there because the noise level gives me an utter migraine.

My dad got a kick out of the electricity stations. In the one above, you were supposed to grab the two brass knobs and watch the lightbulb light up. My dad thought it was hilarious.

My darling husband double-dog-dared me to get on the unicycle thingy they have at the SportsWorks building. If you know me, you know I hate heights. I never used to be that way, but all of a sudden, I am prone to vertigo. Riding in the back seat of a car makes me nauseous. But I wasn't going to not do this. I was double-dog-dared! So I did. It actually wasn't as bad as I thought. I didn't look down at all, which was probably the only thing that kept me from getting ill while up there.

My mom, pictured above, was trying her hand at using a computer to stop a nuclear submarine from "melting down" by making the necessary repairs. Needless to say, neither she nor I were able to do it. Sorry hypothetical ocean life in this game. We didn't mean to kill you. :(

And lastly, here is Connor and some random kid playing in the water. Pap was smart in not getting too close. Anyone who knows Connor knows that when he has water, you'd better watch out!

All in all, it was a fun afternoon. Tiring, but fun.

Bedtime stories with Connor and Gabe

Connor has recently started reading bedtime stories to our cat, Gabe. It's cute, because Gabe actually likes it. If he already isn't in Connor's room waiting for us during bath time, he wanders in the minute he hears us in there, plops his portly kitty butt down and waits for story time. Sometimes he even gets into bed with Connor and cuddles a bit afterward. Connor loves it. He's been trying to make nice with Gabe for two years. Tonight's selection was "Goodnight Moon," which Connor happily read to Gabe twice. Gabe gave it two kitty face rubs of approval when he was done. :)

New neighbors.......

It would seem we have some new neighbors. Several times over the last week, I've found these deer hanging out in the only snow-free spot in the next-door neighbors' yard. I have another photo of them (I made it to 12 before they started to run, but I'm pretty sure there were at least 3 more), but it's grainy, so I'm probably not going to put it up. If they come back, I'll get another one. We've always had deer in the yard, but I've never seen more than 5-6 at a time. I guess it's just a sad state of the area that deer have to move into neighborhoods because there are very few wooded areas left for them to inhabit. :(

Whose bed is it anyway?

So not only did I catch Gabe napping on Connor's bed yesterday......but he was snuggling Connor's blanket, too! And he was not amused when I told him to get his furry behind off the blanket and the bed. He made one of those mumbling cat noises at me and proceeded to curl back up. I had to manually remove him from the bed, only to find him up there again less than an hour later. I guess he gets an A for persistence.