Bikes

The boys are enjoying the bikes they got for Christmas.

Ryan has figured out how to balance pretty well on his bike.

And Connor keeps complaining that Ryan is going too fast, so I end up carrying his bike as he pouts and Ryan races away.

wii

We played wii boxing tonight for the first time. The boys loved it. Connor and Ryan each have their own style. Take a look at the videos below to see their boxing techniques. Connor looks pretty funny boxing, but he did pretty good at knocking out his opponent. Now, we just have to get a second nunchuck so the boys can box each other, or Mom and Dad.

The first video is Connor and the second is Ryan.

To view the videos, got to http://daneya.blogspot.com/

Discovery Kingdom

Yesterday we went to Discovery Kingdom with Len, Mary, Dani and Cody. We were there from 11am til 6pm. The kids loved it and didn't want to leave at the end of the day. Below is Ryan while riding the spinning balloon ride. It was one of his favorites.Below is Connor getting ready to ride the Road Runner Express roller coaster. It was a sunny, but cold day. Amazingly, the boys kept their hats on all day long.

Below is Ed and Ryan on the roller coaster. It was interesting which rides the boys chickened out on. They loved the roller coaster and even wanted to go on the roller coasters that they weren't tall enough for. But, they both chickened out on the swings, carousel, and whale ride. Connor chickened out on the spinning balloons (one of Ryan's favorites) the first time around, but went the second time.

Below are some pictures with Connor, Ryan, Cody and Danielle.

On the way home we stopped for dinner. Both Connor and Ryan fell asleep in the car (a very rare occurrence). And even more amazing was that they were so far gone when we got home that we put them in bed, took off their many layers of clothes, put their pajamas on and tucked them in bed without them waking up at all. The day tired them out and they slept in until 9am the next morning. It was a fun trip.

Visit with Matt, Tania and Anna

Matt, Tania and Anna spent 3 days with us to celebrate the New Year. This was Anna's first New Years.

Connor and Ryan were very good about sharing their toys with Anna. It was cute to watch the three kids interact. The boys were disappointed when they woke up from their nap on Friday and Anna was gone. They wanted her to stay longer to play!

Happy New Year

Happy 2009 to all.

Connor, Ryan and Anna rung in the new year tucked safely in their beds. We went to Border's New Year's Eve party and the kids made party hats and noise makers. Matt, Tania, Ed, and I stayed up ALL THE WAY til midnight enjoying the night with a movie, playing Rumi Cube, playing wii, and sparkling wine.

I hope everyone has a blessed new year.