Riding Bikes

Our kids love riding their bikes!

And they took some time before fall arrives...

...to get out and take their wheels for a spin.

Jules isn't yet on a bike, so she rode her fire engine.
With a little little flair!

Syndi and Junior like to zoom up and down the street.

Stephen is still on training wheels.

Goodbye summer...bring on the fall!

Caruvanas ~ Around & About

With 4 kids, a lot goes on around the Caruvana house.
Here Stephen is wearing some foo-foo thing on his head.

Junior helped out by giving Jules a bath one day.
He looks like he's having entirely too much fun.

The Caruvana family went out for a bike ride one day...

...Jules really enjoyed being in the Burley.
Seems like not that long ago Syndi rode in there.

Ah, Cheerios...a family fave. Can't you tell?
Syl came home with a couple of new boxes one night, and I went to put them away and realized we had a whole product line of Cheerios!

The Caruvana Men.

The Caruvana Men looking tough.
It's the Italian.

Syndi & Jules relaxing at Martha Berry's Oak Hill Museum.

Syndi & Junior present their crafty treat...

...yummy and made to like like crayons.

Little Miss Julia.
Jules.
JuJuBee.
...the girl with the chipped tooth...
Julia Grace Caruvana

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!