Shortly after I wrote my last post, like the next weekend, Joe was able to ride the bike without training wheels. He was doing great, and then right at the very end, he got distracted, hit David and Janice’s bush, and took a hard fall. He hasn’t wanted to get back on the bike without training wheels since. One day. I do enjoy watching him ride the big wheels though. It’s like mario kart but in real life, and his feet move so fast going down the hills.
Joseph is also on a basketball kick. He kind of brings Izzy along. She can actually dribble two balls at one time now. Joe consistently asks you to play defense on him. Baba and Noni came this past weekend, I think they were surprised at just how long Joe keeps going. Izzy and Joe are both getting better at catching. Joe has been working on his pump fake and his ball fakes.
Taylor Swift is key in our house. At dinner with the Neenan’s, I asked the live music girl to play what I thought was Izzy’s favorite song, “You Belong with Me”, but I was old school, her new favorite song is “Bad Blood.” I’m trying to introduce her to Maren Morris…