Well, Amira has probably been riding a "2 wheeler" for a good month or more. And because she is the third child, I didn't take the opportunity to record the date and mark the occasion the way I did with the first kid. Possibly the first two. Oh, there goes my mind again!
Anyhow, may I suggest to anyone who reads this blog who may have a kid learning to ride a bike, just skip the training wheels. It goes so much quicker and there is so much less anxiety. For Amira we lowered bike seat so she could touch the ground and removed the pedals from her bike. She had to "Flintstone" that thing around for ages. As she picked up speed, she began to balance on the bike without even realizing it. One day, Michael put the pedals on and Amira was off like a shot. It was pretty impressive.
Recently Valerie attended her first piano recital. Our neighbor, Terri Ogden, is her piano teacher. Rex's friend Porter also takes piano lessons. In the photo here you see Valerie playing a duet with Porter at the recital. It has been such a pleasure to listen to her play piano. And I am excited that she will also be picking up the violin again this fall as violin is part of the school day curriculum at her new school. I don't even have to beg Valerie to practice. She just sits at the piano and genuinely enjoys playing.
In other news, today marks the first day of summer vacation for the kids. I am so thrilled to not have to run around to scout meetings, volunteer in classrooms, drive on field trips and generally tour about the town on a daily basis. I have not signed the kids up for any camps either. I'm hoping we can all seriously relax and hang at home for a few weeks before taking up any more activities and projects.
Our lives have also taken on a simpler tone now that we have sent Boo Bunny on to another home. Gosh, we loved that bunny. But apparently she wasn't Turbo Fluff's type. We had some ferocious fur flinging fights around here and two depressed and jealous bunnies. Boo has gone to live with our friends Natalie & Esmerelda. I think they will all be so happy together.
Boo Bunny, we hardly knew ye.
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