Oak Flats road race!

I'm now registered for the Oak Flats bike race on Aug 28th 2011! I'm so excited! This will be my 1st road race. Wish me luck!!!

Isabella learning to ride a bike

Here's a video of me teaching Isabella to ride a bike Aug 2010 at 4 years old. My wife taped this with the video camera sideways. Not sure why;-)

cycling babies

Here are my 2 oldest kids are on thier bikes. My daughter had recently learned to turn around without falling, which she does in this video. Today she also learned to slow down nice and easy rather than slamming on her brakes as hard as she could and skidding and crashing to a stop.

Cody's kryptonite

Cody seems to be an athletic kid. What seems to make him able to do physical activities well is his heart & determination, he just refuses to give up. I think his secret to athleticism is that he is smart, picks things up easily as he does them, & learns by seeing others do them as well.

That being said I've found his kryptonite. Jumping on 1 leg. No matter how hard he tries that skill simply eludes him.

jump boy jump!

Here they are teaching my son to dance. I'm telling ya, this is pretty basic stuff they're teaching. My boy could handle the next level up easily, but as long as he's having fun that's all that matters right?

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more mouse games

Here's another video of Cody playing mouse in Ballet

Cody's ballet

When my daughter turned 5 years old I started taking her to ballet. During her ballet classes parents and family are not able to watch. Once a month the ballet school has open practices that family & friends may watch. After the 1st open practice my oldest son Cody James developed a real love for ballet. Every day for months he asked if he could dance in class with his big sister. I tried to convince him to get into t-ball or soccer, but he stuck to his guns and said he wanted to dance. By the 2nd open ballet practice my son Cody James started mimicking what he saw his sisters ballet class doing. The girls in that class were 2-3 years older than my boy & had been practicing weekly for 2 months, yet after only 45 minutes my son was able to do every move they were doing. My wife & I signed my son up that day for his own lessons. Unfortunately the school wont let Cody practice with the 4 & 5 year olds even though he has the focus, listening skills, & talent to be able to do well in the older kids class easily. The class we have him in now is mostly just play time where they learn to listen to the instructor, learn to listen to rhythm & beat of music, & what they call creative dance. Regardless of whether Cody could handle a higher level class or not he doesn't complain, as a matter of a fact he asks every single day if he can go to dance! After his 1st day of wrestling I asked if he enjoyed wrestling, he said he did, he got quiet for a bit, then asked, "Daddy, can I still do dance please?". He now wrestles Mon-Thu & dance on Fridays. He loves dance with all of his heart, & if he loves it, then I love it.

Here's a video of him playing house mouse.