Big Day for Junior!

Today was a big day for Junior!
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Junior, who had once tried to ride without training wheels about a year ago, decided he wanted to try again. Monday, Daddy took off the training wheels, and he determinedly worked at riding his bike all evening. Tuesday morning he went right back at it, and by Tuesday afternoon, he was riding up and down the street like a little speed demon, with nary a hesitation, and with no feet touching the ground. He took his turns easily, and was a real pro. Hard to believe we took the training wheels off yesterday!

Last night, as he was getting ready for bed, Junior pointed out that his loose tooth was bleeding. (This is the tooth that began to wiggle last week, so he took off for the bathroom to yank it! We stopped him, as it wasn't really that loose.) Tonight it was very loose, and Daddy pushed on it a little, asking if it hurt. Junior said "no," so Daddy pushed a little harder. After Daddy had the tooth perpendicular to the other teeth, and Junior said it still didn't hurt, Daddy realized it was ready to come out. When Daddy pulled the tooth up, it came out with no pain!
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Junior has lost his first tooth! Congratulations, bud!

Syndi & Upward Basketball

Syndi has been playing basketball in the Upward program this year. She began with basically no knowledge of the game. We bought a basketball goal to put in our driveway for her to practice and us to teach her a thing or two.

Her skills have improved tremendously, and by the final two games of the season, our timid girl (who ducked when the ball came at her) caught passes and actually scored. We were thoroughly impressed. And she had a blast.

Here she is pictured (1) with her team, (2) on the court with the other 4 ready for the start of a period, and (3) taking a free throw after getting fouled. Way to go Syndi!