rocket bike

calvin has earned his bike! he picked out the red rocket bike at the store months ago and earned a square on his chart every night that he stayed in his bed all night. he earned a new helmet after 15 days, a bell after 30, a light after 45 and finally his bike after 60 days.

since it stopped thunderstorming everyday, he's been able get in lots of practice.

we were cleaning out the garage and found the knee and elbow pads...

i love the ears!

a little more balance and the training wheels will be off...such a big boy!

gram & gramps

we had such fun with my grandparents when they came to visit! the only regrets were that they didn't stay longer and that it rained for about half of their trip.

these boys took about 30 seconds to warm up and then didn't leave their great-grandparents alone! calvin was especially interested in gramps giving gram her daily shot for diabetes. mason just pretty much followed them everywhere, usually squeezing right in between:

we were on the go with a ferry ride across the ohio river, antique shopping in augusta, kentucky & ripley, ohio, lunch at the 50's diner in ripley, a trip to the amish market for goodies, and dinner at our favorite mexican restaurant.


we had a great time fishing at our friend's the snyder's home...calvin and russell each caught 1 fish, gramps caught 4!, and i got 2 mosquito bites! we saw wild geese landing on the lake and heard the bullfrogs singing.

a highlight of the visit was a trip to the tri-state warbird museum. they have a collection of working ww2 era planes, many of which gramps worked on throughout his career.

it was so neat to see him in his element and to hear about his experiences. i was also able to explain to calvin about how gramps was a hero, earning two purple hearts in his service in ww2.


thanks SO MUCH for coming to see us, gram and gramps! we sure love you!