Doug took the kids out for a ride in the bike trailer this evening. As you can see, they were so happy and SO excited! I think that they look so cute all geared up! It was such a nice ride, that Leah was fast asleep when they got home. I'm sure that we will be on many more bike rides with the kids this summer.
Noah {3 years & 2 months}
Leah {15 months}
Noah started swimming lessons on Saturday, and since then he has had four lessons. I am beyond amazed at how fast he is learning! During his four lessons, he has learned to hold his breath, swim a good distance under water, swim to the wall and pull himself out of the water, jump in the water and then swim back to the wall, float on his back, AND go from floating on his back to his belly and swim to his teacher {wow...that's a long list!}. Here's a video from his SECOND lesson! Doug and I are so proud! I'll post some more pictures and videos as he progresses.
Noah has been in Itty Bitty Ball the past two weeks, and during this time he has learned how to play basketball, football, soccer, and baseball. Well, he's been taught the basics of each sport and he has really enjoyed himself. I look forward to him being on his first soccer team {or t-ball, or football, or basketball team} so that he can put his new skills to use :). Here are some highlights:
...and, of course, he was a pro at throwing it.
Leah loves soccer balls, so she was eager to join in on the fun!
Baseball...Daddy was able to come on our last day of Itty Bitty Ball, and we were so happy to have him there! He definitely knows more about sports than I do, so it was wonderful having him there to help Noah.
Good form!
Noah's favorite station on baseball day was definitely hitting the ball.
Noah did it! Here he is with his certificate for completing Itty Bitty Ball! What a champ!
Doug took Noah for a father/son outing to the Air Show a few weeks ago. Doug and Noah share the same passion for planes, so there was no question on whether or not they were going to go the show. We decided that I would stay home with Leah, as I was a little nervous how she would react to the loud planes. Doug and Noah had a fabulous time and BOTH of them were talking my ears off about everything that they saw when they got home. Yes, Doug was like a little kid again...telling me about how cool and fast all of the planes were. I'm so glad that they had a wonderful day together...this boy really likes his daddy {and so do I, for that matter :)}.
Can you believe that crowd?
My boys.
Every time that Doug sees this picture, he says "Look how big that plane is!". I think he was more in awe than Noah when it came to some of the planes at the Air Show.
It amazes me that they can fly that close to one another without any casualties. Wow!
This is what I got to look at while at the market today. This really is such a precious little moment!
Leah has this flip thing going on with her hair lately. Her hair is at a weird stage...all these different lengths aren't making for the best little hairdo for my girl. But I just can't bear to cut her hair yet. I think that I'll live with "the flip" a little longer :).
Summer's *almost* here, and we are so happy about it! We plan on spending as many days as possible playing in the water. Let us know if you want in :).
My neighbor was planting some flowers the other day and Leah was more than willing to help her. Well...she was willing to play in the dirt and sit in the flower pot! She makes the perfect flower...pretty and sweet! She loves to play in dirt...just like her brother.
Noah could spend every waking moment playing outside with these little trucks. Boys...they just don't get sick of playing in the dirt. I love watching him play and seeing his little imagination at work. 
We went to the park again this past weekend. It was lovely weather, finally :). Leah is finally brave enough to walk around on the playground, but she is still very cautious, as she is still trying to master her walking skills. I don't think that I will ever get sick of going to the park this summer. Happy kids = Happy Mom!
Leah watching Daddy and Noah from afar. I think that she would have walked to them, but it was just too far for her little body. Instead, she just screamed at them until she got their attention.
My beautiful family. This picture makes me smile.
Doug has been excited to take Noah to the Fireman's Breakfast for months, and the day finally arrived on Saturday. We knew that Noah would thoroughly enjoy everything about this outing because he just loves anything that has to do with fire trucks, and we were right. The food was great, but seeing Noah's face when he was in a real fire truck was priceless.
One day I'll get a good family picture...one with both kids looking at the camera smiling. One day.
These two make me smile.
Noah took driving behind the wheel very seriously.
This old fire truck was pretty dang cool.
