We are spending the evening at John and Beth’s carving all the pumpkins Richie bought and hanging by the fire listening to music. Caleb and Zak took a timeout from running around to dance to some music coming from the exterior speaker John wired up recently. Thanks for a great evening Johnand Beth!
Trip to Bernheim Forest for Colorfest
Yesterday the Medders Nation made a trip to Bernheim Forest with the Firquin Nation for a little fun at the annual Colorfest event. Everyone had a great time and the weather was perfect! Bernheim Forest is nearby and has a beautiful natural view of the great outdoors everywhere you turn.
There were plenty of events for the kids; like the music station where kids got to bang on drums as well as homemade wood and metal chimes of all sizes. They also had the opportunity to get their faces painted, paint pumpkins, go through a maze of stacked hay, go on a hay ride, and more. For the adults there were arts and crafts for sale, live music, and the joy of watching their kids have fun!
The first picture in the slideshow below is of Caleb wearing mommy’s shoes in the living room, because he likes the loud noises they make on the wood floor.
Camping at Otter Creek
The weather this weekend couldn’t have been any better for a camping adventure in October. I left work an hour early, packed up the Vera Cruz and headed to Otter Creek, which is a few miles on the other side of Fort Knox, with Aimee and Caleb. This was Caleb’s first time camping and although he sounded anxious when he repeated, “We’re going camping!” He really had no idea what he was in for. We met up at the camp site with our friends Art and Lauren who had their 2 kids Ethan and Maya with them and were later joined by another friend, Phil. Caleb enjoyed running around with Ethan and Maya and throwing sticks in the fire. When it neared his bedtime he told us he wanted to go home and although he let out a short cry when we laid him down he slept perfectly in our tent.
Our nighttime activities included eating brats and hot dogs, apple pie moonshine, cigars, roasted marshmallows, sitting by the fire, and a trip to a haunted forest. The next day Aimee whipped up some excellent breakfast burritos followed by a stroll around the camp site on the Strider. Later another friend and her kids joined us for some fun in the stream and a hike on the nature trails which are perfect for walkers, mountain bikers, and horse back riding. A little while after we made it out of the woods from the hike we headed home and relaxed.
Caleb did very well and I’m sure the next time we say, “We’re going camping” he will know exactly what we are talking about.
Below is a slideshow of our trip, a video of Caleb by the fire, and a still shot of a spider Lauren found looking for a place to have some lunch!
Natural Born Biker
I remember the day Aimee first heard about balance bikes for kids and how excited she was about getting Caleb one for his second birthday. She spent some time researching them online looking for the best deal and type of bike we should get. She happily extended her excitement to Caleb by introducing him to other kids riding prebikes in videos on YouTube.com and whenever he saw one of us going toward the computer he requested to watch “bike” videos.
When it came time to reveal his birthday present, he calmly walked over to his Strider and jumped right on as if he already knew what to do. A little shaky at first, he made his way up and down the driveway with a smile on his face!
We decided upon the Strider prebike because of the amazing customer reviews and the 2 year warranty. A prebike, or running bike teaches children to balance instead of teaching them to lean on training wheels. They are able to walk with the bike between their legs at as young as 18 months, work up to sitting on the seat while walking the bike, and finally running and gliding with their feet on the footrests. Kids love riding this bike even after they are able to ride a traditional bike….it’s so much fun!
Daddy and Caleb ride at least once a week and hope to maybe participate in the upcoming NBL Strider Cup in September during the NBL Grand Nationals, a race that daddy was in at the age of 16. Check out the video below and leave comments about how you think he is doing.
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