Wipeout Cancer

Today was the Wipeout Cancer event. Last year, I did the obstacle course with Matthew and Kyden. This year, mommy signed me up for two events - the fun bike ride and the obstacle course. Matthew couldn't join us because he was out of town.

The fun ride was in the morning. We checked in and got our t-shirts and goodie bags. Mommy, me, auntie Christi and Kyden rode our bikes around the neighborhood near the park. There was a skills area where we could ride our bikes through orange cones and do the slowest bike race (it's supposed to help with our balance). I rode my bike through the orange cones, but didn't do the slowest bike race. When we finished, I said we rode 100 miles. Really, we rode 5 miles. Not bad for two 4 year olds and their outta shape moms.

After getting our lunches, Kyden and I waited around for our wave start. We were the last age group to go. It was a long wait, and I kept asking mommy how much longer or if it was time yet. Everytime I asked, she'd reply not quite or this is a good time to practice our patience. Grandma and grandpa showed up to watch me race. I was so excited to see them. And they arrived just in time for my wave start!

This year, there were some new obstacles like climbing the giant tower of hay. And there were some of the same obstacles, like the spider maze and inflatable slide. After we finished, we all got our finisher medals. When mommy asked if I wanted to do it again, I said, "No way. It's too hot!" Check out the video of the obstacle course:

Party, party, party!

We attended three parties this weekend. Two were birthday parties. One was a pool party.

Our first birthday party was a grown-up party for one of mommy and daddy's friends. They have a really cool backyard and house. And they had toys because they babysit their nieces. Grown up parties are pretty okay, especially when they give goody bags to the kids. We couldn't stay very long because we had another birthday party to attend in the afternoon for Chloe, my friend from school.

Chloe turned 5 and had her party at Pump It Up. That seems to be a very popular place. It's the fourth birthday party there this year. What's there not to like? Inflatable slides and jumpy houses are always a hit. Mason and I had loads of fun. There were so many kids running around. One of my friend's older brother ran into me at the bottom of the big slide and I got a really bloody nose. There was blood everywhere!! After I calmed down and mommy cleaned me up, I went back to play. I even went back up the big slide.

On Sunday, we went to a pool party at auntie Lanny's house. She plays volleyball with daddy. This was their team BBQ. The last time we went to her house, it was too cold to play in the pool. This time it was perfect weather. After lunch (there was a ton of food), we went swimming, shot water cannons at daddy and mommy, and ate yummy lemon cupcakes. I wish we could party like this every weekend.

A mermaid birthday party

This afternoon we celebrated Sienna's 3rd birthday with a mermaid-themed birthday party at the park. She was dressed up like a mermaid, and we were entertained by a mermaid. The mermaid put on a puppet show. When she was done, she painted our faces or arms. I got a shark. Mason got a hammerhead shark. Caylie got a crab.

While we waited to get our faces/arms painted, Kyden set up a game for us kids. We had two teams. Each team had a bucket they had to fill with water using a sponge. The team that filled their bucket first won. Here's a picture of daddy coaching Mason. (Thanks for capturing the moment, auntie Mimi!) Mason's team won. The winning team got to pick a beanie baby. Mason chose a crab.

Of course, there was also cake. Yum! We burned off the sugar by playing in the super cool playground until it was time to go home.

Happy Birthday Sienna! Thanks for inviting us to your mermaid party.

Look, no training wheels!

I've gotten really good at riding my bike with training wheels. Sometimes I even lift my feet and put them up on the top tube. Daddy calls that part of the bike the ball buster. So, mommy and daddy thought it was probably time to try riding without training wheels. I tried it once before, but I didn't like it because it was too wobbly. After that I insisted on only riding with my training wheels.

Yesterday, Daddy got me and my bike ready. I still wasn't sure about this whole thing. But that didn't stop daddy. I ran inside to get mommy and said, "Mommy, you have to come watch me." But what I really meant was, "Mommy, I'm mad at daddy for taking off my training wheels. And I want you to teach me, not daddy."

So, mommy ran along with me, hunched over holding onto my seat. She kept telling me to peddle. At one point, she let go of my bike and just ran along side my bike. By the end of our session, I was riding on my own.

Today, daddy and mommy took me and Mason to the high school parking lot to practice. Lots of open space and no cars. Check out this video:



Mason recently got a run bike. He's also really getting the hang of riding it.

Happy early birthday grandma!

Since grandma and grandpa were spending the weekend with us, we celebrated grandma's birthday early. Daddy made a super yummy surf and turf dinner for all of us. After dinner, we helped put the candles in an ice cream cake, sing happy birthday to grandma and blow out her candles. (Sorry, we blew them all out and didn't save any for you.)



Happy Birthday Grandma! We love you!