Sunny + Sixty = Repeat

It was another sunny Saturday here in North Carolina!  Greg had to go to work today, so I took the kids to see "Happy Feet 2" this afternoon.  As soon as we pulled in the driveway, the kids asked if they could ride their bikes and play with sidewalk chalk.  Of course they could because it would keep them occupied for a while and burn off a little energy to boot!!

hunkered down and riding fast

 speed racer

 strong boy pushing his bike up the driveway

 drawing with chalk (helmet is for added protection)

 still riding

 Hop Scotch ~ Game on!

 he wants to ride without training wheels so bad, he'll even practice on a pink bicycle!

 If he parks at the bottom of the driveway, the back tire just spins when he pedals.  He says this is exercising!

 daddy's home and somebody's happy!

 Cooper got to be behind the driver's wheel around the neighborhood

 blurry picture, big smile

 Reagan's turn to be the driver

 she was very focused!

Sunny and 65

When you're 4 & 6 years old, the weather is sunny & 65 ~ what else is there to do except play outside?!  I picked Reagan up from school today and she wanted to go and get Cooper immediately so they could play outside while it was "beautiful".  

Riding bicycles is always a favorite

 he cracks me up how he wears his helmet strap!

 we drew a giant fish in the middle of the road and they acted like they were trapped in its belly!

 getting a helping hand out of the fish's belly

 playing hide and go seek

 Reagan's turn to count

 we made a hop scotch board in the middle of the road

here's a video of the two of them hop scotching!

 and finally, we played a game of tag

What a fun afternoon, may we have many more days like this!!

Good Work

Here are some examples of the kids' work over the past few days.

this is Reagan's "I have a dream to be..." speech

"I have a dream to be a teacher.  I will eat a green apple every day.  I hope this is fun.  They will write on the bord (board).  I want to be twenty when I teach class.  I will teach them a lot of stuff.  I will teach secund (second) grade at xxxx xxxx Elementary School.  They will have theer (three) sheets of math.  They will have five sheeets of homework.  I will go to college in Tennessee."

 Cooper is now learning the letter "P"

Beautiful Day for a Bike Ride

Who can resist 60 degree weather in the middle of January?  Certainly not Reagan and Cooper ~ let the bike riding begin!

and she's off!

 Oh no, Cooper found a stick!

 the battle has begun!