Dear Hannah and Nathan,
Remember last week when both of you were CRAZY? (I do.) Looking back, it all makes sense. Nathan was grumpy due to the side-effects of the tdap vaccine and Hannah was going through some sort of mental leap, because this week you are now talking in 3-4 word sentences. Amazing.
Your yogurt eating skills, that's another thing. I'm still waiting for the mental leap on that one. But this is ok, because it's pretty cute.
Even when you are 4.
This week, Nathan graduated up from prep-chef to sous chef as you we worked on your stove skills. We discussed all the different ways we can get hurt, talked safety and you even recorded your first cooking show. You are pretty much imitating the chef from the hibachi restaurant on the cruise ship, but it's cute, none the less. Hannah even identified an onion as I was chopping it and said, "Onion, choo-choo." I was a bit confused at first, but then I remembered how the chefs used the onion volcano to make a choo-choo train after the flame died down. Good memory.
On Saturday, we celebrated a friend's 4th birthday party. A pinata was involved.
And then after you picked up the prizes, you were kind enough to share one with Hannah.
On the way back, you guys were not being great sports. A vengeful battle of legs thankfully, morphed into a fun game that led you both into giggling fits.
That same afternoon, we attended a military retirement. You guys had lots of fun at the children's table that they had.
Even did some dancing.
And at the end. Nathan, your favorite part was playing with the "big guns" outside.
And then I shot this sweet picture of Hannah sitting in the setting sun.
So, in other news, Nathan can now ride a 12" bike without training wheels. Now, you had been riding your 14" bike with training wheels and since you couldn't quite reach both feet on the ground, we didn't really help train you. But then, we traded bikes with a neighbor who was ready to move up to a bigger bike and we took off the pedals. This was Tuesday.
For a couple of days, you rode the bike around like a balance bike. You scooted to the mailbox, you scooted up and down the driveway, you scooted around the house. One day, we even when to a park with a tennis court to practice more there.
Then, on Saturday morning, you told Daddy, I think I'm ready for the pedals. I was a bit skeptical, but sure enough, Daddy put the pedals back on and you were able to roll/pedal down the driveway pretty well. On Saturday evening, after dinner, we took Teddy on a walk and you wanted to practice your bike. You scooted to the school and after a few tries, off you went!
On Friday, the wildflower center had their annual plant sale. We went a got a few cool plants for our front yard.
And that evening, the school had their annual fall festival. We rode the barrel train, something Hannah wanted to do, but then rebelled as I lifted her in the barrel, and then had lots of fun and even asked to ride the train the next day.
Nathan also went through a big kid obstacle course. You needed some help climbing in, but you did great the rest of the way.
We are getting ready for a big camping trip this weekend. I think the weather will be perfect, perhaps a bit chilly at night, but I think we will be able to make lots of great memories. There will definitely be a post about this trip later.
I better go pack up our gear! Until next week,
Love,
Mommy
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