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Today I decided not to drive to playgroup. We were just going about 3/4 mile away, so I figured that the boys and I could make it just fine. Then I decided to let them ride their bikes. Miles jumped at the chance, but Quinn…not so much. He opted to ride the little blue ride-on car that he’s had since he was 1. I brought the wagon because I figured there was no way they would make it on their bikes the entire way. Boy, was I ever wrong! Unbelievably, Quinn rode that little car all the way to playgroup. Miles made it on his bike as well. And it only took us 25 minutes to get there (takes longer when you have to stop and watch every car and truck that goes by! But at least they were stopping and not riding off into the traffic!)

Here they are on the way home:

Quinn only rode about halfway home and then gave up because his chest hurt from laying on the steering wheel! Miles rode just about all the way back. We celebrated with a picnic lunch at the bus stop. Honestly, the worst part of the trip was getting Miles the two tenths of a mile home from the bus stop!!!

Check out the short video of them riding – Miles is starting to get the hang of his bike!
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In honor of the last day of April I thought I’d try to catch up a bit with my photos here! I added a bunch today, so please visit the gallery to see them. But here are a few highlights for you…

Viewing the flood waters from the end-of-March rains (this photo was taken two days after the rain had stopped):

Feeding the animals at the WWI Park:

And coloring and hunting for Easter eggs:

Quinn did not appreciate the fact that a “leprechaun” came to visit and turned his scrambled eggs green! Miles liked it, though! (I didn’t mention to him that the green in the eggs was spinach!)