Plums

This fellow is becoming a trick rider like his sister was. He climbs up and gives us a proud smile, then goes into his headbanging thing he does lately.
And he still has cheeks that feel like ripe little plums.
Paige's are all flattened out like a big girl now. :(

She came in like this tonight and said "Flying, a witch!"
Then she said "Flap a wings!"

She's VERY into bike rides, especially now that she really rides her own bike. We pretty much go on a daily ride, which is fine by me! Jess walks and pushes Cason in the stroller, because it's easier to make sure she stays on the sidewalk when cars are coming, if one of us is on foot. The other day Colton hung out with us and brought his bike over. So we all went for a ride/walk. That night we were saying prayers when I put Paige to bed. She closed her eyes and said "Kank you for Coco's bike. Kank you for Paige's bike. Kank you for Mama's bike. Kank you for Daddy's.....stroller. Kank you for Cason's stroller. Amen." I love her so much.

Today we went for a ride, and after a couple blocks, she got off her bike and said "I too tired." That usually happens a couple times each walk, because she feels like walking, but she'll change her mind within 30 seconds or so, and want to ride again. So Jess started carrying her bike while pushing Cason's stroller. We were passing a really cute house, and a family was out front. 3 boys and 1 girl, all with popsicles (except the baby) and their mom. The oldest looked maybe 8, and the youngest was a boy, probably about Cason's age. I was happy to see there might be some kids in the neighborhood now, and so was Paige. She walked toward them and waved and goes "HI KIDS!!!!" They all just smiled at her. She has had bashful phases, but somehow Jess and I are raising a confident and outgoing little lady. Or maybe she's just that way naturally. But it's pretty funny. She makes us roll down her window any time we're in a drive through so she can talk to the person in the window. She says hi usually, and "kank you" as we drive away.