.: Ahhhh, summer!

Ahhhh, summer!

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Posted by Kelly Gaddis Rhoderick |

Ah, yes the most exciting yet boring time of the year. Especially according to my kids. They are either having blast or are bored and are going to make mommy pay! Aaron is in baseball and is racing BMX right now (he has already completed 2 VBS programs and a week at football camp) and Molly is doing t-ball and gymnastics. Both kiddos are going to be starting swimming lessons next Tuesday. WHEW! Flat wares me out to even verbalize that. Why is it that we moms, especially stay at home moms feel the need to give our kids full time entertainment? Do we just consider this our job? I am finding the sweetest moments of late come when I force them to find something to do by themselves. I see their little wheels turning in their little brains, and, if I ignore the screaming (from the inevitable fights) I really get to reel in the love those kids have for each other. So gratifying for a mom! The days seem to take forever, but man the weeks are screaming by.

On Thursday of last week, Aaron raced in his first BMX race and after crashing in the first qualifier and coming in last, he came in first in the second qualifier and first in the "BIG" race. He rocked!!! SEE ABOVE POST!

We had our first bloody visit to the ER on Saturday night and somehow managed to make it out in less than an hour. Aaron and Kyle were riding their bikes just in front of our neighborhood on "the new road" (they just repaved up there). As they turned into the neighborhood entrance, Aaron skidded on the gravel and, as he says, "bit it". He rode home, little tough dude, and after examination, he and I were off to the ER. After a big ole shot of Laticane, he got two staples in his knee.... OUCH! He was great though, and we hit McD's for a choc shake on the way home jamming to "Another One Bites the Dust"... how appropriate!

Molly has a new hobby of seeing how many hair "pretties" she can fit on her little head, quite amusing! But, luckily she is holding together without any help! She has almost perfected riding on two wheels, we are so proud of her accomplishment, no matter how shaky!