A full weekend for Jack....

While Scott was in Kansas City with Drew and Tommy, for Drew's baseball tourney Jack, Max and I were home this weekend. Nothing on our calendars...so we filled it with learning new things. Jack officially has taken off his training wheels. He worked SO hard at learning how to ride his bike and surprise his Daddy. We went for walks to the parks twice a day so he could work on this big feat. We spent almost 2 hours there Saturday morning alone practicing. He is one determined child. Not one tear, just kept getting back on and trying again. Hardly even asked for my help, just wanted to learn to balance on his own. Tried and tried again. It was fun to watch him be so determined to learn something. After practicing on Saturday morning, he thought we should go to the bike shop for a kick stand, which we did, and topped it off with breakfast at Perkins, more of brunch but he loved it.

Jack has also recently, as in last week, decided to start taking showers vs baths. He got out the other night and I told him he was a Shower PRO..he corrected me and told me he was a "shower expert" not yet a pro, because he didn't know how to start the shower on his own. So guess what we learned Saturday night? Yep, he can turn on the shower and he can do it all on his OWN so he is now a SHOWER PRO as well.

And to top it all off, he really wanted to learn to tie his own shoes. He hasn't had much desire for this, and frankly his love of crocs hasn't made it so he has needed to very much. So we sat down Sunday and learned that too. It only took him about 10 minutes to master that skill.

So I would say it has been a weekend full of big accomplishments for Jack. He told me yesterday, as we were walking to the park, him with his bike, me with Max...."Mom, I am so proud of myself for persevering and learning how to do all of this stuff"...and yes he used that word, persevering. :) I love watching our boys gain confidence in themselves. Growing those wings little by little.

Jack we are SO proud of you. I especially loved watching YOU tell Daddy that you could do it and revealing your new bike in the garage to him that you had hid under a blanket like a work of art, without training wheels, and with a kickstand to him today when they got home. Loved the tears in his eyes as you excitedly told him you could do it and the pride in yours. A moment I don't think I will ever forget.

Love,

Mommy