Wow!

The last few days Liam has really started to amaze us. While playing outside with our friends (brothers) Joey (5 1/2) and Sammy (4), Liam jumped on Sammy's bike and off he went! It took him a few minutes to apply the pedaling techniques he uses on his trike to the big boy bike. Once he got the hang of it, he was up and down the street with ease. In this picture he was too close to the edge of the road where the training wheels aren't level and so he was able to pedal the bike like a stationary bike! He loved doing that and would go faster and faster! Oh and then Connell jumped on Joey's bike which is much bigger than Connell's thrift store bargain and off he went as well. Next summer Liam will have Connell's bike and we will find another for Connell, but this year Liam's legs aren't quite long enough for Connell's which is why he was thrilled that Sammy's was perfect!

And Liam is putting his coat on all by himself. Connell had no interest in doing that (nor was he good at it) until he was almost 3 1/4 and now Liam has already mastered it at 2 1/3! Once again I just think that these little tasks and accomplishments really make our day and we are trying to savor every moment of these toddler/preschool years with the boys.