Okay, this entry is just a little late. Hayden started riding without training wheels at the beginning of Aug., and his birthday was Aug. 15th!
This is one of those milestones in your kid's life. It seems a little late for him to be learning this skill, but I have learned with Hayden that if I wait to teach him something until he almost seems too old for it, then that is the perfect time. It was that way with walking (he never crawled) at 14 months, potty training at 3 yrs., reading and writing (which he is doing amazing on now!), etc. Next will be tying shoelaces!
Instead of a friend birthday party this year, we took him to Hersheypark with Harrison. This was also our annual Brandt reunion, so I have to do a seperate entry about that. But they had a great time.
On his actual birthday he wanted us to go spent the day at Pinchot Lake, but it was really rainy that day. So we took him to Chuck E. Cheese and met Harrison and Zane there. Hayden was so sweet-he shared some of his token with his brother!
Of course he got to choose what we had for dinner. He wanted cooked carrots and peas. When I asked what else, he said, "I don't care." He finally decided on pasta and meatballs. We had Gram and Pap and Grandpa Brandt over for dinner as well.
This was my attempt at making a pirate ship cake. I don't think it turned out too bad. But it wouldn't look half this good without Mike's great masts!
I've learned that as kids get older, quality of gifts become more important than quantity. He wanted one thing for his birthday-a Playmobil castle. My parents and I had to go in on it together because it was so expensive, but he loves it and plays with it every day.
This is one of those milestones in your kid's life. It seems a little late for him to be learning this skill, but I have learned with Hayden that if I wait to teach him something until he almost seems too old for it, then that is the perfect time. It was that way with walking (he never crawled) at 14 months, potty training at 3 yrs., reading and writing (which he is doing amazing on now!), etc. Next will be tying shoelaces!
Instead of a friend birthday party this year, we took him to Hersheypark with Harrison. This was also our annual Brandt reunion, so I have to do a seperate entry about that. But they had a great time.
On his actual birthday he wanted us to go spent the day at Pinchot Lake, but it was really rainy that day. So we took him to Chuck E. Cheese and met Harrison and Zane there. Hayden was so sweet-he shared some of his token with his brother!
Of course he got to choose what we had for dinner. He wanted cooked carrots and peas. When I asked what else, he said, "I don't care." He finally decided on pasta and meatballs. We had Gram and Pap and Grandpa Brandt over for dinner as well.
This was my attempt at making a pirate ship cake. I don't think it turned out too bad. But it wouldn't look half this good without Mike's great masts!
I've learned that as kids get older, quality of gifts become more important than quantity. He wanted one thing for his birthday-a Playmobil castle. My parents and I had to go in on it together because it was so expensive, but he loves it and plays with it every day.
