So fun having Dad home!

Tyler has been on vacation this week and the kids have really loved having him home. They literally follow him from room to room and even wait outside the bathroom door until he is done! The weather has been really nice for the most part, so the other night we had a BBQ.

Yesterday we went for a bike ride and road around our little neighborhood park.
On the way Cody had to stop and play with a "rolly polly" bug. He was just fascinated that it would roll itself into a ball...Cody loved anything having to do with balls..even bugs!

Joelle does not like to go anywhere without her sunglasses! And if she hears the word "bike" she runs to get her helmet and will not quit bugging us until we take her out on a bike ride...big fits if she doesn't get to go!

On the way to the park there is a little dog named Spur. He waits all day by his fence for someone to come throw him his ball. Before we knew his name we used to call him "Smart dog" because he is amazing. He can catch almost anything you throw at him in mid air and then he always brings the ball back and pushes it through the fence with his nose. The first time I ever heard Joelle belly laugh uncontrollably was last year when I brought her over to the fence for the first time to play with Spur.

Most of the time we push Joelle on her bike but yesterday she finally pushed the peddles on her own for a little bit.

Tyler fixing something on Cody's bike.

Dane's best friend Jake lives right next to the park. They are in the same class in kindergarten. Even though they see each other all day at school, they would still probably spend all their free time together if they could. They just love riding their bikes around and around the park and then get off and run through the trees. Unfortunately there is poison oak, fire ants, and snakes, and it makes me so nervous, but they don't seem to care!

We got Dane elbow and knee pads to go with his new bike...and it's a good thing! He's had a few really good crashes. When we got home Tyler was asking Dane about his crashes and he said "I didn't crash!...except for three times".

Here is Cody...future mountain biker in the making!

Here is Joelle popping wheelies with her daddy! I wish I had this on video so you could hear how hard she was laughing.

After bike riding we came home, ate dinner, and then had movie night with microwave popcorn and homemade chocolate chip cookies. Cody laid on his dad like this for a long time.

Dane has found a way to keep anyone else from eating the popcorn by putting his feet in it!

Tyler with his "mini me" and "Daddy's girl".