Ethan's Dream

Ethan woke up this morning and told me that he had a dream in which he was riding his bike. Up until today he has been very resistant to the idea of the bike, but today he was ready.

We went out before lunch and had moderate success...he was able to pedal and go for a bit (and I was even able to let go once) I figured that would be it for the day, afterall a huge thunderstorm was coming (and toally drenched us - for the record) and I wasn't sure when we'd be able to get back out on the bike.



After nap the sky had (mostly) cleared and Ethan was ready for another shot at the bike. In no time at all he was able to with out me holding on. The next thing I know, I have jogged 3 miles as we criss-crossed our neighborhood while he honed his bike skills!



Hot and humid...this is what I looked like after Ethan's dream came true :)

Another tooth bites the dust

Ethan lost his front tooth this morning. Well, not so much lost, as systematically wiggled it until it came out. He woke up wiggling it. Then he got encouraged when it started to bleed. Finally...POP...out it came. He is extremely pleased with himself and it has given him a whole different smile :)

Slip Sliding Away

(a.k.a. How to get your kitchen floor really clean)

The kitchen floor was a mess. I never could figure out which pair of shoes leave all of the annoying scuff marks, but they were all over. Usually I use a Magic Eraser to get up the scuffs. Ethan was very excited about cleaning the floor, but I was out of Magic Erasers. I figured that any cleaning was better than nothing, so I told him to have at it. I forgot that he was a experimental scientist. I knew that we was using windex. I said ok to the small amount of dishwashing soap he was using. I stepped into the other room listening as he worked and talked on the phone. The first warning I had was "Mom, you don't want to come in here! It's very slippery." OK, I say and continue my conversation for a few more minutes. When I get up to check on him, this is what has become of the kitchen:

The kids had a blast skating on the bubbles. (Annelise was not thrilled with the several times she fell down, but she always got back up :) After a few minutes of letting him play in his masterpiece, I got a big towel and started to dry the floor (after changing Annelise and putting her in a no-slip zone). I was shocked to find that Ethan's mixture cleaned the floor better than any of the mopping stuff I use. I sent him over all of the serious dirty spots and mopped up behind him. The floor is clean and the kitchen smells all lemony.

Now, if only he would invent a new way to wash all of the laundry this adventure produced....