More helmet love

The kids are loving their helmets.....and their bike rides. But mostly their helmets. We're having a sort of dry run this week before the new semester starts. It's going to be the craziest one yet, but we're trying to go into it with a good attitude. Lily was so happy to start school again, though Ben wasn't so jazzed about it. He spent the first day chanting, "LA-LEEEE, SISSSSSSYYYYY, LAAALEEEE". He's pretty sweet.

Lily had her first braids, which she calls "braves". She loves them, though the top hair comes out after about an hour and is all over her face. I am already fantasizing about the beautiful french braids and crowns my mom used to put in my hair!!



Some bike and helmet action:





Lily chooses her own clothes most days and I am continually amazed at the number of patterns she is able to wear at one time. It's dizzying. With the hair and the outfit on this particular day, I felt she could have been a regular on Laugh-In in her past life.



Ben is super into his trucks today. He's lining them up and pushing them around going eeeeerrrrrggggghhhhhh. AND, Lily calls bulldozers "buzz-overs".