Henry reading to Arthur

Riding Bikes to School

The boys rode their bikes to school this week because my car was in the shop. As word spread in the preschool, more kids are riding their bikes. Henry said that one of his friends has his Dad follow him in the car as he rides to school.

I shot two videos with my phone. Need to rotate the phone next time.

Arthur without training wheels

New Pictures Uploaded

New pictures uploaded to our Flickr site; sets include New Orleans trip, Spring Concert, Easter, Zoo Field Trip, and Free Comic Book Day. Some of our favorites:

Uncle Paul in the House

Uncle Paul stopped by to read a bedtime story about healthcare from the bad old days. Arthur is sporting evidence of a tough week that included: getting hit with a shovel in the face, having his lip caught in a car seat buckle, and sticking his finger in a light socket.

Life Imitating Art

Who are your top-5 superheroes?

We made our top-5 superheroes lists this morning. Who is on your top-5 list?

Making Capt. America's Shield

Henry

1. Human Torch
2. Silver Surfer
3. Black [Symbiote] Spiderman
4. Ironman
5. Iceman

Capt. America & Havoc

Arthur

1. Batman
2. Cyclops
3. Captain America
4. Marvel Girl
5. Ironman

Tony Stark complete with mustache

Erin

1. Batman
2. Wonder Woman
3. Hulk
4. Ironman (because of Robert Downey Jr.)
5. Mystique

Spidey's in trouble with the law, again.

Ryan

1. Wolverine
2. Spiderman
3. Jean Grey/Phoenix
4. Nightcrawler
5. Storm

Post a comment with your top-5 list.

Meet the Pirates

Took a picture of Henry & Arthur when they were playing pirates. They pushed the beds together in the guest bedroom to make a pirate ship and sailed off across the high seas. Arthur was the Captain, and Henry was the First Mate. Arthur was in charge of the maps and navigating the boat. Henry was in charge of loading and unloading cargo. My job was to come up with new names for islands to visit.

PIRATE UPDATE: Christmas wishes granted.

10.10.10

This is our video submission to the One Day on Earth project.

Costumes

Cow Town - TMBG

Featuring the many faces of Arthur and Henry's dance moves.

One of our favorite songs to rock out with in the living room.

2-Wheel Park Ride

First ride to the park and back without training wheels. Pure joy on Henry's face.

Training Wheels Off

2nd time taking Henry's training wheels off at the park.

Bike Ride

We have 4 parks that are within walking/biking distance. We try to hit 1-2 of them each day with the goal of exhausting the boys. Below is a video of our ride to "bumpy slide park". It's just shy of a mile away. The video is kinda long (and Blair-Witchy when Henry has the camera).

New Game

Summer is in full swing, and the boys and I are still sorting out how to spend the day together (with a lot of playing for them and a little writing for me). I'm getting a little better at coming up with things to do rather than continuously reminding them what not to do, e.g., peel paint off the garage and eat it, spit on each other, throw toys in the neighbors' yard.

Here's a game we came up with today. We don't have a name for it yet.

School daze

Daddy sure knows how to dress the boys for school.

Signing your name

Getting a kick out of Henry writing his name.

If you can name the rash on his wrist, let us know. I think we're off to the doctor soon.

Jedi Gerbil in a School Bus

Teaching Arthur to Jump

Arthur in the Rain