puddles, bikes & skateboards....

Yep, I have 2 boys:)
My boys are 5 and almost 3....they are at a stage where they are fearless and of course can attempt and make full execution on anything they do or try! Having boys has been well, how do I say fun, but yet nerve wrecking and a big wake up call after having 2 very much girly girls?
Yesterday we were at the park and do to the rain the night before there was a very large puddle...and somehow I caught myself saying to K (my 3 year old), "look at that puddle, you should jump over it, come on you can do it!" What was I saying?? I kinda laughed to myself and thought, yep you are definitely a mother of boys! When I was showing K the puddle, I was showing him at the narrowest part of the puddle, but when he was backing up to take his big running jump over the puddle, he attempted the largest part of the puddle and didn't stand a chance! He got a wet shoe, and looked a bit upset for a minute, until he saw his big brother jumping back and forth and he continued to jump, but this time at the narrow part. If this was before my boys and it was just me and my girls at the park, I know I would have encouraged walking around the puddle. And here I am encouraging to jump over?

After a fun time at the park it was time to go home and have some lunch. After lunch, we decided to go outside and ride bikes in front of our house, (we spend as much time outside as we can these days, because soon the snow will be here, and I won't be so eager to be out). Another difference between boys and girls is how they ride their bikes. My girls enjoy just the plain and simple ride, with their hair blowing in the wind, nothing to fancy, scary or dangerous. Not so much for the boys! G (my 5 year old) has blown 2 tires in 2 months due to him going full speed and slamming on the brakes and skidding. My husband and I get a little chuckle watching him outside with the neighbourhood kids, who are all girls. He gets such a thrill and joy, and you should see the mischievous smile on his face when he is biking towards them and they all start to scream. His sisters don't so much scream, they roll their eyes and yell at him not to do it again. (The neighbour girls don't have brothers) He also now has a bike jump and he can get a foot of air!! It is pretty impressive for a 5 year old. Even K stands at the back of his trike (the classic red and white one) and gets a bit of air and then falls back onto his bottom, gets up again and tries again.

As we were outside, some teenage boys on their skateboards came down the street and both my boys just froze with their mouths open(you would have thought they were in a candy store) watching the teenagers in amazement! They can't wait until they can do all those tricks too. They do have a skateboard, (and ALL the protection it comes with), G is just working on riding it and learning his balance, no fancy tricks yet, but I'm sure it won't be long!

There are lots of times when I don't want them to do something, and they certainly give me a run for my money some days! But all in all I have to realize that they are boys...and I really do love them:) It certainly isn't always easy, and trust me it has taken me awhile to relax a little bit and let them get dirty, explore and have fun the way that little boys like to. Mind you if we are on our way to church or somewhere that we are suppose to arrive at clean, I can get a little naggy at them, but I am honestly working on it!