Alex's new bike and Jonathan's capture of the trik!

This weekend we got Alex a new bike. Spiderman of course. It was rather frustrating as bikes are make 12 inch or 16 in and Alex should really fit into a 14 inch; which are nearly impossible to find. So, we ended up with the bigger bike hoping that he will grow and inch or two this summer. He really did a wonderful job anyway.

Jonathan inherited the tricycle. He was very pleased by this and went around calling in "mine" all day. I think he was tired of having to wait his turn. He doesn't peddle yet, but he is surprisingly a little short for it.

Wingersheake Beach

Who knew that Massachusetts had beaches. We thought the place was just a dump for snow and mosquitos.

Today we had lots of fun at the beach. The last time the boys got to do this was in the North Sea. I think that this time they lasted longer and had much more fun.

Science Experiments: Volcano

Today we worked on our 2nd science experiment. Our first was the mentos and diet coke thing. Hopefully, I will get the video of that edited before we croak.

Alex and I made the volcano out of paper machete.


Once it dried Alex painted it. He had so much fun. Although he did end up with new PJ's by the end of the night.


Then we painted some grass and water. Jonathan doesn't get to paint very often seeing as he ends up throwing it everywhere. So he really got into this.


I will posted movies from the big eruption when I get the chance.

Here is a quick video of how proud Alex is of his volcano.

Bowling Party

We had a bowling party today to celebrate Alex's huge reading acheivement. He has finished his Learn to read in 100 days and guess what. HE CAN READ. It is absolutely amazing.

Look at that form.

This was Jonathans first trip to the bowling alley where he actually played. He had tons of fun, but is still learning what taking turns means.

We brought our great friends the Giles with us to celebrate. Here are Alex and Ashley.

Alex is very into bowling and was always right there waiting to get his turn. Of course, in the end, mommy won.

Stone Zoo with Dylan and Brandon

Today we went to the Stone Zoo with Alex's friend from school. It works out really well since Dylan has a little brother Jonathans age. So they both have someone to play with.

Jonathan was finally big enough to ride the train alone. Of course, Alex took care of his little brother the whole time. Although the picture doesn't show it, he did actually have a really great time.

Here are all the boys digging for dinosaur bones.

Visit with Friends

Our friend Lizzy came for a quick visit from California this weekend. We met her in Boston and took the boys to the children's museum. It happened to be a vacation day for all the students in the area and the place was packed. But both boys had a blast. We got our favortie pizza (besides the real stuff you can only get while sitting next to the colleseum in Rome).

We took the train home and Lizzy gave me a nice break from holding a wiggly kid.

Here is Adam and Alex making lovely faces.

We have some really great friends that come over all the time. Here are some good pics of the boys cuddling with Ashley. The really great thing about this picture is that Alex and Ashley did not get along for a very long time. But her mom and I are very stubborn and since we liked hanging out together figured the kids would just grow to like it. And they did.

New Sheets and Zoo

We finally put sheets into Jonathan's bed. He just loves his pillow and actually stays in one place all night now. Considering how bad of shape the crib is in he will be needing a big bed soon. The railings are breaking and the bottom board is broken again. Alex broke one side of it and Grandpa fixed it, now the other side is broken too. I think this will not be an heirloom crib.

Adam had a day off on Monday so we went down to the Franklin park zoo. They had a really great silo that had a built in slide. We spent a good deal of time there but left when one bigger kid just about killed Jonathan, knocking him off the ladder.

Jonathan loved the tractor they had out.

But our favorite part was the big lionlaying right out for us to see.