And Mikayla follows...

I haven't had chance to upload it yet but Mikayla tried today and picked it up quickly. She got the riding part but had a huge problem starting. She currently has the mentality that if she can't get it every single time - she failed and then she can't do it. After a long talk, she got back on the saddle and started up like a match on gasoline!! I am very proud of both girls. Our next step will be to take the training wheels off of their real big girl bikes. The ones they are riding right now are 12" bikes - allowing them to have better control. Their 16" bikes are the ones that we will have them conquer next... then hills... and then some serious family bike rides. CAN'T WAIT!!!

Off She Goes...

It was just another day in our backyard when Delilah saw two tiny bikes behind mommy and daddy's bikes. She says - I want to try that again. So with a little hesitation, I got it out. I figured she would get frustrated and stop after 5 minutes. I was 1/2 right. She did get frustrated but that girl had some serious determination. In our backyard we practiced for a good 30 minutes, over and over, with me following behind. She started to get the hang of it in little spurts so we took it over to the school and she was off. I got a video of her on her first try over at the school. From that point on - she just kept riding and riding. However, we need to get her to practice stopping now. She ran into 3 poles during the 3o minutes we were over there. Thank goodness for helmets but wished there was so padding on her legs too!

Tomorrow, Mikayla wants to try to do it now. Hopefully I will post another positive outcome tomorrow!

Easter 2010 Weekend

We started the Easter festivities on Thursday, doing 4 of the 12 Resurrection eggs each day - ending on Saturday before we went to Easter services. The girls LOVED searching for them each day and also learning more about Jesus. Mikayla gets teary-eyed every time we do it and she even was sad at church about how much hurt Jesus went through for us. LOVE IT!!! She has so much passion for learning about Him right now. Praying she will make it through Vacation Bible School this year - she might actually fill herself up with a lot more knowledge. (she didn't make it through last year due to too many kids and too loud - this coming from the loudest child of all!)

On Saturday, we dyed some eggs. The egg scrooge only allowed 12 eggs but next year, we will dye them when the egg scrooge is not around. :-)

After getting back from dinner after Easter services.

Caitlin's Easter basket

Delilah's Easter basket (which had the game that she wanted to buy soooo bad. And Mikayla said - "The Easter Bunny got it for you - now you don't have to spend your money." HA!)

Caitlin did an awesome job for her first time. Her eggs were all on one side of the front yard.

And the girls were on the other side... Delilah finding some near the rose bushes

Mikayla found some behind the mailbox

All done and ready to go check out their goodies...

Yummy....jelly beans and chocolate

Yeah - her hair is looking kind of wild. It was one of those Easters - no where to go - just enjoying family and daddy's yummy cooking. And of course, enjoying chocolate easter bunnies!

Hee hee - I bit the ear off.

Who me?? I didn't take a bite.

Hope every had a beautiful Easter with family and friends. Thank you God for sending your Son to die on the cross for us so that we can live forever in your arms. He is risen!