Boys and Their Toys

Chase has had this Jeep for quite some time now but it never seems to get old. And now that it is so hot, it really comes in handy to keep our dog walks moving along as quickly as possible. He is a great driver and maneuvers tough spots really well, when he is listening ;) Olivia has tried driving a little bit. She is clueless and has plowed into trees and anything else that gets in her way. William has already fallen in love with the jeep and begs to sit in it anytime we are in the garage. He turns the radio on and tries turning the wheel.

One day last week we took a walk with the jeep and I thought since Chase loves to play guard gate at home (he is the guard and we have to ask for clearance to get through, he even has cards with names and address for effect) he would like to drive his jeep thru the gate- hehehe.

Puppy Love

I would have to say William loves the dog the most of all the kids. He often finds her toys and brings them over to her. He pets her and watches her. She has been very gentle and patient with the baby. Sometimes he pulls her fur or ears and she doesn't seem to mind at all.

Chase's First Concert

Chase has been taking violin lessons for a few months and just performed his first concert. The first lessons just focus on holding the violin and then the bow. After that he learned some patterns of bow movements and has only in the last month had all of the pieces to start on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. At the concert he is playing the first 7 notes of the song. We were all surprised he just got right up and stepped to the microphone to say his name and song. He was not intimidated at all. We were so proud!