Update: Pedal Faster

Well buying bigger training wheels was a waste (unless Aria needs them in the future). Luc went outside again this weekend and spent the whole time on Sunday riding his bigger bike without training wheels on.

Pedal Faster!

Luc lost the barring on his bike pedals last week. The bike shop told us it would cost almost the price we paid for the bike to replace it. So we decided to go home.
Last spring, a neighbor from down the street gave Luc a 16 inch Trek bike. For free. How nice of him because those bikes are at least $200. Luc wanted to be outside on his bike yesterday, so we tried his trike again. But the wheels jammed. So Frederic brought out the Trek bike and pumped up the tires. We told Luc he was going to try to learn how to ride a bike now without training wheels. He actually did really well! But he was scared of falling, so after 10 minutes he was ready to stop.

All that Glitters

I went to my friend Rachel's baby shower yesterday afternoon. I quickly changed into something cuter than sweatpants and snuck out after Aria had gone down for a nap. When I came home, Aria was awake and came running over to me to say hi. Right away she noticed the necklace I was wearing. (It's a hematite stone with little "diamonds" around it. It was my Grandma's necklace. I had never worn it before, but I thought it matched my outfit well that day.)
Aria's eyes wouldn't leave the necklace. She took it in her little fingers and stared at it. Then she looked at me and said "princess necklace." Then she asked to wear it. I couldn't say no. The smile and look on her face when I said yes was priceless and like I had never seen before. She'd never been this excited ever over something. She must've thought it was magical (she's been very into Moana lately).
But then I like to think she could feel the connection that it was my grandma's, her guardian angel's, necklace.

These are a Few of My Favorite Things

Luc's "what I'm interested in":

-Making and creating things (a.k.a.- crafts with Grandma)
-Experiments
-Magnets
-Practicing writing his letters, learning to spell words
-Memorizing lyrics to songs and singing
-Lego

Aria:

-101 Dalmatians
-Moana
-Make up
-Dresses/skirts/"dress up"
-Nails painted
-Bows in her hair
-Jumping in puddles