Seriously?

You wanna talk antiques? These are just a few things I found that are stored away but we won't mention whose they are...
Remember these? I think that the government required anyone and everyone to stop making them because they were so dangerous. I can't believe that our parents and grandparents used these and I probably sat in this very one...oh how scary is that? You don't even want to see the high chair that was stuffed away in the corner. I think if it was ever used again that it would be considered child endangerment.
Some poor old sap out there is thinking, "These chairs are amazing!" Ok, some reach freak out there would love to decorate their apartment in florescent orange and teal, one low back chair and one high back chair. Today, in my world these need to go to the DUMP! See that old mattress too? It's so old it can't even keep it's form when standing and it weighs a ton because of all the dead skin it's packed with. Maybe that should go with the chairs.
More than anything...this has got to go!!!!!!!!! Believe it or not, this is a box-spring mattress. The cover, you say? There isn't one. Ok, there's a mattress that goes on top so you can sleep somewhat comfortably but the box-spring...it's just a big hunk (and mind you about 200 pounds worth) of metal. Can you imagine being a kid and trying to hide under this bed, your face, arms, legs, whatever would come out all bloody from scrapes.

MacKayla rides a 2-Wheeler!!!

The day finally came...MacKayla said she wanted her training wheels off. She wanted to ride her 2-wheeler on her own. As a parent, this is one of those moments where you see all the scrapes, cutes, broken bones and everything else happening, especially for a child that is, shall we say, a little accident prone. But we did it anyway, you can't hinder a child's progress...

MacKayla is as excited as can be!
All ready with her helmet on, thank goodness.

With a little help from dad, she was off and going.

That wasn't to say we were without incident.
Luckily they were all minor falls.
However, we did need to do some serious teaching
about when it's ok to scream bloody murder!

She did it! She could not have been more proud of herself!
So, she gave herself a little victory dance!

Just a few other pics of our family enjoying our night.
Mommy and Little Joe
"I swear I didn't have my hand in the dirt!"
Whoa! What more can I say?

Milestones...

Well, we've had two great milestones this week...
MacKayla, who is 4, crossed the monkey-bars all by herself. This is a feat she's been hoping to accomplish for at least a year now. She was unbelievably proud of herself and so excited! Not to mention how proud mom and dad were.
The other milestone is a bitter sweet ...my baby boy Joe Joe, 14 months old... no longer takes a bottle. While I love the little stepping stones to greater independence for my little ones, it also makes me a little sad because my kids are just growing up way too fast.